Actor robert vaughn biography

Robert Francis Vaughn November 22, — November 11, was an American actor and political activist, whose career in film, television and theater spanned nearly six decades.

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Vaughn had his breakthrough role as disabled, drunken war veteran Chester A. Aside from his acting career, Vaughn was active in Democratic Party politics. He was chair of the California Democratic State Central Committee speakers bureau during the s, and publicly campaigned against the Vietnam War as a member of the peace group Another Mother for Peace.

After high school, he enrolled in the University of Minnesota as a journalism major. However, he dropped out after a year and moved to Los Angeles with his mother. His doctoral dissertation "The Influence of the House Committee on Un-American Activities on the American Theater —58" was an appraisal of the effect the committee's activities had on American theater.

Still in print, the book is regularly assigned to law students. Vaughn was inducted into the U. During his first leave, he discovered his mother had been diagnosed with Berger's disease , an often fatal kidney disorder. Vaughn applied for an Honorable Hardship discharge. While waiting for a decision, Vaughn was held over at Fort Ord and served as a drill instructor.