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Obit: Frankie Thomas, star of "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" @ 85

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(From the "L-A Times")Frankie Thomas, a popular stage and screen juvenile actor in the 1930s who gained widespread fame on TV in the early 1950s as the star of "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet," has died. He was 85.In landing the title role in the children's adventure show, Thomas beat out a number of young actors, including Jack Lemmon. "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" debuted in October 1950 as a 15-minute, three-nights-a-week series on CBS. The show later expanded to 30 minutes and aired variously on ABC, NBC and the DuMont networks. There also was a radio version.At his request, Thomas was buried Tuesday in his "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" costume. (Read more at:)http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-thomas17may17,1,1997345.story?coll=la-news-obituaries(Free registration may be required to access the above article.)
 
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