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LYN OSBORN

LYN OSBORN was born January 23, 1926 in Wichita Falls, Texas and appeared at the Pasadena Playhouse before joining the TV kiddie series Space Patrol as Cadet Happy. He was soon joined by Ed Kemmer , who played Commander Corry, the lead role in that series, which lasted from 1950 to 1955. Lyn appeared in the films INVASION OF THE SAUCER-MEN, THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, ARSON FOR HIRE AND THE COSMIC MAN, before he died in August 31, 1958 at age 32 of a brain tumor, following surgery.

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LYN OSBORN AS CADET HAPPY IN SPACE PATROL

Education:
College of Theatre Arts, Pasadena Playhouse

Military Service:
Enlisted in the Navy, in 1943, two months after graduating from High School, and served 3 years, as aerial gunner-radio man. In 1944, he was stationed in Miami FL, and was flying in a Grumman Avenger, the latest US Navy Torpedo Bomber, according to a picture postcard to his mom. Later, he was stationed other places, including Hawaii and Grosse Isle, near his home in Michigan. The war ended before he ever saw combat.

Lyn's Early Years, as told by sister, Beth:

He was born Clois Lynn Osborn on January 21, 1926, in the middle of a blizzard, in Wichita Falls, Texas. I was 20 months older, and trying to say brother, I called him "Buddy", and it stuck with him, all his life. He was never ever called "Clois". When he was 3 years old, our family moved to Michigan, living first in Muskegeon, and then in Lincoln Park, near Detroit. Dad was in the oil business, and worked long hours. Mom spent her time raising us, and was always very supportive in whatever we were interested in. When Bud was 10, she enrolled us in a community theatre group, which he loved, and I guess that was the thing that got him steered toward show business. In school, he was the class clown, always entertaining the kids, even then. He excelled in High School Drama classes, and played clarinet, flute & piccolo in the marching band. He loved being in the band, and I soon followed, with my new saxophone, and Mom joined the "Band Boosters". Those were fun years, and we all had loving memories of the good times we had and the great friends we made in the band. Then came the war! My boy friend of 2 years, Bill Flood, joined the Marines, the day he became 18, and he was sent to California, I followed, and we got married. He was soon shipped out to the Pacific, and I went home. About that time, Buddy joined the Navy, and was sent to the Naval Training Station, in Chicago. We didn't see either of them for a long time.

Life After the war from Lyn's letters, interviews, and my memories:

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