Let’s not paint Bob’s life by—what shall we say?—the moments in his life.
I say these things that are the flaws are like specks on the Parthenon.
Let’s look at the Parthenon and let’s not look at the specks.
Let’s lift our eyes up to the man’s eyes and soul and life, and not look
down on the gutter.
—Joe Cosgrove, former staff announcer, KPOL, Los Angeles, and owner, KTHL, Lake Tahoe, CA; the first person to greet Bob when he arrived in Hollywood in August 1956.
When you spend decades researching something or somebody, you are going to learn a lot.
Such is the case with Bob Crane. After decades of research, my colleagues and I uncovered so much new and noteworthy information about Bob, we were, in a word, amazed. Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography is more than 600 pages in length because there was just so much to tell. And there was also so much to fix. Over the years, the facts about Bob's life have been twisted around and exaggerated, or worse, fabricated. These inaccuracies had to be corrected and then retold properly or debunked completely.
I've compiled a list of important facts about Bob here, with details contained in Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography. Some people are afraid of what they might find in the book because Bob's reputation precedes him. But rest assured, the general public has not been given the whole story or even the true story. After reading through this chiseled-down list of facts, please check out Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography. It will change the way you think about Bob Crane, and I think you will be happily surprised.
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1.Bob Crane was born in Waterbury, CT, on July 13, 1928. He grew up in Stamford, CT, and graduated from Stamford High School in 1946. He was one of the most popular kids in school.
2.Bob was inspired to play drums by watching Gene Krupa at the 1939 World’s Fair. From that time on, he was never without his drumsticks. He played drums throughout his life.
3.Bob’s older brother Alfred served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Al was badly injured during the war but survived. Al’s wartime experiences had a dramatic and lasting impact on Bob.
4.Following high school graduation, Bob served in the U.S. National Guard in Stamford, CT, and worked in a jewelry store.
5.Bob played with many name bands on the East Coast while working in radio. He was eventually able to sit in and play with his idols, including The Stan Kenton Orchestra, the New Tommy Dorsey Band, and the Harry James Orchestra. He performed a drum battle with Gene Krupa over KNX-CBS Radio. He was a good friend of Buddy Rich, and he would occasionally perform with Rich in various venues, such as at Disneyland.
6.Bob spent fifteen consecutive years in radio, transforming the industry, and was considered a radio genius by his broadcasting colleagues. His radio show was so successful that by the time he was working at KNX in Hollywood, there was a premium for advertisers to buy time during his program, and they had to buy other time slots in addition to Bob's. In addition to doing things in radio that had rarely, if ever, been done before, Bob was also a gifted voice impersonator. KNX dubbed him radio’s Man of a Thousand Voices.
7.Bob interviewed thousands of celebrities on his KNX radio show, including Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Ronald Reagan, Jonathan Winters, Dick Clark, Jayne Mansfield, Ron Howard, Jerry Lewis, Richard Dawson, Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, and more. Because he wanted to act, he turned down countless offers to transition his radio show to television, including to take over as host for The Tonight Show. It then went to Johnny Carson.
8.In 1964, Bob took an acting course taught by Stella Adler. He also took acting advice from Donna Reed during at least the first season of Hogan’s Heroes.
9.Bob left The Donna Reed Show because he was bored with the premise. He remained friends with Donna Reed and her producer/husband Tony Owen following his departure from her series.
10.Bob was a great supporter of U.S. veterans and active duty service personnel. Before accepting the role of Colonel Hogan on Hogan’s Heroes, Bob insisted that a trailer of the series be shown to veterans and former POWs. He wanted to be sure they approved of the premise before signing because he didn’t want to offend them. They loved Hogan’s Heroes, claiming without humor, they never would have made it through the war. Bob was sold, and the rest was history.
11.Before agreeing to star on Hogan’s Heroes, Bob was inundated with offers for the lead in many other series, including Please Don’t Eat the Daisies and My Mother the Car.
12.Bob got his acting start in 1959 in a community theatre production of Tunnel of Love. He performed in theatre throughout much of his life, even during the height of his career on Hogan’s Heroes. He received rave critical reviews for nearly every one of his theatre productions.
13.After being cast as the lead in The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz, Bob urged director George Marshall to hire as many cast members from Hogan’s Heroes as he could so they would have work during their hiatus. Those who accepted roles in the film included Werner Klemperer, John Banner, and Leon Askin.
14.Bob wrote an ending to Hogan’s Heroes, entitled Hogan’s Heroes Revue, which was a variety act to have been performed in Las Vegas. Robert Clary and Werner Klemperer were signed on to star with him in the live show, as well as John Thompson, Bob’s close friend and a magician who today is the magic consultant to Penn & Teller and Criss Angel, among others. Hogan’s Heroes Revue was never produced because Bob did not agree with what he considered a dishonest business contract with the casino.
15.During the 1970s, Bob turned down many offers to star in television shows and emcee game shows and talk shows. Instead, he accepted the leading role in Second Start, which was retitled The Bob Crane Show. He also co-wrote Mobile Two, the pilot movie for the series Mobile One, starring Jackie Cooper.
16.When Bob breaks down in tears on his episode of The Love Boat, he is acting. It was not an indication of his state of mind at the time. In between takes, he was friendly, affable, and got along well with the cast. This performance shows how Bob was evolving as an actor, not as someone who couldn't hold it together at work. He was planning on taking on more serious roles such as his character on The Love Boat, but he didn't have the chance because he was murdered.
18.Bob was a selfless philanthropist who gave generously of his time and money to many different charities, and he receives very little recognition for it. These included: U.S. Armed Forces Radio Network, United Cerebral Palsy, the Arthritis Foundation, and Operation Entertainment, to name a few. He also met regularly with U.S. veterans groups and entertained at military bases across the country.
19.At the time of his murder on June 29, 1978, Bob had a new television series in the works and was focused on bettering his life and overcoming his addiction. NOTE: Bob Crane is only "guilty" of consensual sex with adult women, whom he occasionally photographed or video recorded. Keep in mind the key words here are consensual and adult. And yes, the women knew they were being photographed and/or filmed. This was investigated by authorities following Bob's murder and proven as fact.
20.Bob loved and adored his family and friends, and especially his children. His legacy lives on through all of them. In 2013, his grandson, Max William Crane, made his acting debut in Fast & Furious 6 as little baby Jack.
Bob Crane working the 1978 United Cerebral Palsy
Telethon in Hartford, CT.
February 1978.
There's a lot about Bob Crane you don't know.
Sure, it's easy for his murder and addiction to be sensationalized, but doing so leaves out what's more important: the whole truth. For instance, did you know that Bob gave regularly of his time and money to various charitable organizations and the community?
Bob didn't think much about money. It didn't impress him very much, even when he was struggling financially during the 1970s. He had learned to live within his means, and he had remained humble throughout his whole life, often giving of his time and money to many organizations.
Bob was raised in a middle-class family in Stamford, Connecticut, and worked hard for everything he ever owned. Charlie Zito, his best friend from high school, explained how, while as a teenager, if Bob wanted a new addition to his drumset, he would have to work to earn the money to get it. He didn't have things handed to him. After his dynamic success in Hollywood at KNX-CBS Radio and on Hogan's Heroes, Bob became very wealthy. But it didn't change him. He didn't "go Hollywood," as he used to call it. He remained, as family members, friends and colleagues recalled, down to earth, kind, and generous. He was just Bob—the same Bob they had always known long before his fame.
Bob genuinely cared about people, and as KNX colleague and friend Leo McElroy told Linda Groundwater and me during an interview for his biography: "Bob was kind to those he worked with and kind to those he knew." Whether it was for his brother, friends, colleagues, or people he didn't even know, or even when buying U.S. bonds at a lower percentage rate than the banks would offer "because this country's been good to me," Bob wanted to help and make the world a better place. And he did so regularly.
But as KMPC radio personality and Laugh-In star Gary Owens told us during his interview for the book, Bob doesn't get very much, if any, credit for his generosity and philanthropy.
Below is an excerpt from Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography, which will give you an idea of how much Bob gave back to the community and those in need, from his earliest days growing up in Connecticut and throughout his entire life. I encourage you to see past the glare of scandal and murder, and to learn what we've learned, not because we want to get rich, but because we want you to understand who Bob Crane really was. It's easy to get caught up in the hype, especially when that's the only information you ever receive. But once you read Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography, we think you'll be surprised at what else you discover.
And because Bob gave so much to charity, we are doing the same. All author proceeds will be donated to various charities in Bob Crane's memory.
The following excerpt is from "Chapter 7: Among the Stellar Elite"
Lending a
Helping Hand
“Bob
did many things for charity. I don’t know that he ever gets credit for that.
But he appeared frequently at various charities, just giving of his time.
That’s what you do, specifically in broadcasting. You’re not paid for it; you
just do it! And you raise money for very worthwhile charities. So there are two
sides to everything.”
—Gary Owens to the authors, July 14, 2008
Bob Crane was a tireless volunteer. He did much for charity
and the community while starring on Hogan’s
Heroes, but his devotion to this work started well before and continued
long after it.
It began with his service in the United States National Guard
from 1947 to 1949 in Stamford, Connecticut. Later, at WICC in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, he served as program advisor for the Bridgeport Junior Achievement
and participated in other community events, such as judging talent contests and
serving as master of ceremonies for various organizations. Later, at KNX in Los
Angeles, Bob was constantly on the move, participating in Auxiliary lunches,
Kiwanis Club meetings, and telethons; making appearances at grocery or
department stores to promote local events; and acting as master of ceremonies
for countless organizations. Further, Bob held the title of Honorary Mayor
of Tarzana, CA; was a member of the Tarzana Chamber of Commerce; and
was the Tarzana Senior Ambassador of Good Will.
After he moved from radio to television, Bob continued his
charity work, volunteering with the U.S. Armed Forces Radio Network; Operation
Entertainment; the Cystic Fibrosis Fund Drive; the Easter Seals, the Arthritis
Foundation, Rheumatism Foundation Telethons; as well as hosting the United
Cerebral Palsy Telethon on a regular basis. He also made regular appearances
for different fund drives, including “Mesa’s Heroes” in Mesa, Arizona, which
recognized leading citizens of the community; and promoting the American Lung
Association Christmas Seals program.
In October 1967, the Valley
News publication of Van Nuys, California wrote:
Hogan’s
Heroes own Colonel Hogan, Bob Crane, is one man who answers the
call of civic groups, charities, and worthy organizations, no matter where they
might be. Up to one-third of his free time is spent assisting and appearing in
behalf of such groups. For instance, during his recent “HH” hiatus, he
volunteered more than thirteen hours worth of Armed Forces Radio material. He
brought laughs to the ex-POW convention in New Mexico. Pending is a grand
marshal stint at the Richmond Tobacco Festival and full participation in the
current Cystic Fibrosis Drive. And there’s more, much more. This “Hogan” is a
real hero.
The following are only a few of the organizations to which he
gave his time.
United
States Armed Forces Radio Network
1967-1969
Bob Crane donated his time with the U.S. Armed Forces Radio
Network, where he conducted and recorded many more celebrity interviews for
broadcast to American troops serving overseas. Many of these historic
recordings are also available to the public through the U.S. Library of
Congress in Washington, D.C., by appointment.
Operation Entertainment
Eglin Air
Force Base, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
ABC-TV /
Bob Crane, Host
Bob made many visits to military bases, where he entertained
troops and met with veterans and former prisoners of war. Operation Entertainment was a program produced by Chuck Barris
and Bill Carruthers for ABC that ran in 1968. As part of this series, actors,
musicians, and other celebrities traveled across the country and around the
world to entertain U.S. troops serving in the military. The entertainers
performed on location at Navy, Army, and Air Force bases. In addition to Bob,
other hosts included Rich Little, George Carlin, Dick Cavett, Dean Jones, Dick
Shawn, Tim Conway, Jimmy Dean, Roger Miller, Norm Crosby, Ed Ames, Flip Wilson,
Don Rickles, Jim Lange, Phil Harris, and Dale Robertson. Among the entertainers
were Vikki Carr, Donna Jean Young, Roy Clark, Louis Armstrong, Richard Pryor,
Barbara McNair, Allen & Rossi, Minnie Pearl, Paul Lynde, Florence
Henderson, Martha and the Vandellas, Shelley Berman, the Righteous Brothers,
the Lennon Sisters, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and the Rayettes, Patti Page,
Pat Buttram, Rodney Dangerfield, Kenny Rogers, Larry Storch, Stephanie Powers,
and many more.
Bob Crane was the host of the November 1, 1968, episode,
which was performed and recorded for servicemen and women stationed at Eglin
Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Performers included Teddy Neeley
and his Band, comedian Pat Paulsen, singer Fran Jeffries, and the Lennon
Sisters, among others.
Davis
Monthan Air Force Base
(Near
Tucson, Arizona)
July 1967
When an actor prepares for a role, it is imperative that he
or she gets into the character and really feels and understands the part.
Without question, Bob did fit the part of Colonel Hogan very well. The
character of Hogan was that of an officer in the U.S. Army Air Force, and
several scenes from Hogan’s Heroes show
Hogan piloting an aircraft, including a U.S Army Air Force P-51 Mustang. Bob
prepared rigorously for his role as Hogan, and when the opportunity arose for
him to climb aboard a real jet fighter as a passenger courtesy of the U.S. Air
Force, he jumped at the chance.
Bob had been invited by the U.S. Air Force in July 1967 to
speak at an officers’ dinner at the Davis Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson,
Arizona. His flight from Los Angeles was not aboard a commercial jet liner,
however. Bob arrived at the Air Force Base via a T-33 jet fighter, piloted by
then-Captain Jerry Chipman (now Colonel) of the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance
Wing.
Colonel Chipman stated, “I remember the occasion very well. I
was a General’s Aide and instructor pilot in the T-33 at that time and was
probably selected to pick Bob Crane up at LAX because of my experience in the
aircraft. I believe his visit to Davis Monthan AFB (Tucson), was to speak
at a ‘Dining In,’ which is a formal function at the Officers Club. He came
across as a very personable guy and did not seem to be overly impressed with
himself. I had taken a flying helmet and oxygen mask for Bob to use on the
return trip from LAX. The helmet was slightly small, which caused some discomfort.
However, Bob endured the flight and presented a great talk to his military
audience.”
According to press releases of the event, Bob was given every
flight maneuver possible, and after landing, he emerged “with butterflies in
the stomach and a grin on the face.” It had been his first ride in the cockpit
of a jet fighter.
Meeting
with Veterans and Former Prisoners of
War
While he was starring in Hogan’s
Heroes,Bob entertained many
veterans’ organizations and former POWs, and he was always received warmly by
both groups. Further, they were never short on stories to entertain him!
In 1970, Bob explained, “When the show is on hiatus, I
entertain for a lot of veterans’ groups and ex-POW organizations. The men tell
me a lot of things that happened to them when they were in POW camps, and I
pass the stories along to our writers.”
The episodes “Cuisine á La Stalag 13” and “Eight O’Clock and
All Is Well” are based on real stories told by former POWs. Other episodes also
incorporated such real-life tales. Many, if not most, former prisoners of war
did not resent Hogan’s Heroes, and
according to Bob, “They know it’s strictly for laughs. We walk a thin line, of
course. We could do something in bad taste, but our executive producer Ed
Feldman has guided us right so far.”
Public Service Announcements and Promotional Films
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Bob worked closely with
several groups on public service announcements (PSAs) and promotional films,
including for the United States Coast Guard, United States Air Force, and the
Holy Childhood Association (on a Christmas PSA).
Bob and other members of the Hogan’s Heroes cast, including Werner Klemperer and Robert Clary,
worked with Leo Finkelstein, Jr., PhD, to produce several military films for
the U.S. Air Force. In return for their help, Leo recalled offering his
assistance to them on their work with Hogan’s
Heroes.
Leo stated, “I did indeed direct Bob Crane, but not in
Hollywood. I was an Air Force film writer/producer/director back in the late
1960s and early 1970s, and Bob (along with some other members of the Hogan’s Heroes cast) came out to Norton
Air Force Base at San Bernardino and did some work for me for military films I
was producing and directing. I found both Bob Crane and Werner Klemperer very enjoyable
to work with—easy to direct and readily able to understand the rhetorical
strategies I was using.”
Later, in 1970, Bob hosted an episode from the U.S. Air
Force’s Propaganda Film Series – Volume
3: Vietnam/1965-1971. The episode, entitled “Friends and Neighbors – People
You Know,” provides an overview of the work and importance of the United States
Air National Guard in Vietnam. Bob hosted this half-hour long episode, filmed
at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado.
Bob also made several PSAs for the military—one was a
television commercial for the U.S. Air Force, where he encouraged young adults
to join the Air Force and enter officer training. Another was an audio PSA for
the U.S. Coast Guard Academy urging young men to consider an officer’s career
in the Coast Guard.
Another audio PSA not affiliated with the military was for
the Holy Childhood Association, helping to sell Holy Childhood Christmas Seals
to provide food and clothing to mission children around the world.
Patriotism
In 1972, Bob participated in the educational film Patriotism, in which he explained to
children the importance of being patriotic. Produced by Art Evans, this film
was one of several educational productions Evans made for Oxford Films. Bob
himself was extremely patriotic, often citing his appreciation for the U.S. military
and his love for America. In an interview on August 3, 1968, Bob said, “I
believe in independence, individualism, courage, patriotism—the traditional
American values. People call me a flag waver. That’s right—I am a flag waver.”
Grand
Marshal – Chrysanthemum Festival
Bristol,
Connecticut
September
19, 1976
On Sunday, September 19, 1976, the 15th Annual Chrysanthemum
Festival took place in Bristol, Connecticut. The festival, launched in 1962 as
the Fall Festival and now affectionately known as the “Mum Fest,” highlights
Bristol’s achievements and proud accomplishments. Bob worked at radio station
WBIS in Bristol in 1951, and the city honored him as Grand Marshal of the 1976
Mum Festival Parade. He also took part in the opening ceremonies.
The previous day, the city of Bristol held a reception in
Bob’s honor, during which the native Connecticut radio personality recalled his
time at WBIS. “I worked right about where I’m standing now,” he said.
“WBIS radio was on the second floor, and a department store, Kresge’s, was
below, and I ate at Kresge’s lunch counter.”
It is a common belief that Bob was a lot like his character
Colonel Hogan on Hogan’s Heroes.
During the Mum Festival reception held in his honor, Bob stated, “I am a lot
like the Hogan that is fun-loving, but I’m nothing like the Hogan that’s a
hero. I faint at the sight of a hangnail.”
As part of his role as Grand Marshal, Bob was presented with
“a key to the city, three giant yellow mums from Mayor Henry J. Wojtusik, a
clock from the Mum Fest Committee, and a hard time from a garland of mums he
cut through to open the 15th annual festival.” Bob had such difficulty cutting
through the garland, that Parade Master of Ceremonies Val McCormack joked,
“You’d never escape from that
prison.”
The 50th Anniversary of the Mum Festival was held on Sunday,
September 25, 2011, in Bristol. Bill Schwab, who was the chairman of the 1976
festival, served as one of the 2011 parade’s marshals and happily recalled
meeting Bob Crane, describing
him as “charming” and “delightful.”
Mum Fest Parade goers in 1976 would agree. Smiling broadly,
Bob Crane received enthusiastic applause as he led the parade through his
one-time home streets of Bristol, Connecticut.
Arthritis
Foundation Telethons
Bob performed with the “Novel Orchestra” that featured some
of the era’s top stars during the finale of the 1967 Arthritis Foundation
Telethon. In addition to Bob performing drums in the orchestra, Morey Amsterdam
performed on cello, Jack Bailey on trombone, and Herb Shriner on harmonica. Bob
was a regular participant inannual
Arthritis Foundation telethons throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
“Funds for
Dinah”
Chatham,
Ohio
November
23, 1977
In late 1977, Bob Crane traveled to Chatham, Ohio, to host a
local fund drive—“Funds for Dinah”—in support of an eleven-year-old Medina
County girl who had renal disease. Dinah Brooks required surgery to remove both
of her kidneys in her fight against the disease, and she needed to travel three
times per week to receive dialysis at the Rainbow Babies and Children’s
Hospital in Cleveland. After two years of making the long trips multiple times
a week, the family’s car had broken down. The fund drive was to raise money to
purchase a new car for the family, and funds that exceeded the Brooks’ family’s
need were to be donated to other families facing similar circumstances.
Mitzi and a Hundred Guys
March 24,
1975
Actress Mitzi Gaynor assembled one hundred of the leading
male movie and television celebrities in Hollywood to be part of a chorus for
her television special. Bob was one of the first to sign on for the event, for
which none of the stars would be paid. Instead, Mitzi made a sizable donation
to the Motion Picture and Television Relief Fund in all of their names. Among the
stars who participated with Bob Crane were Tom Bosley, Mike Connors, Telly
Savalas, Peter Marshall, Dick Martin, Greg Morris, Vince Edwards, Marty Allen,
Jack Lemmon, James Farentino, Ross Martin, Donald O’Connor, Bill Bixby, and
Dean Jones.
United Cerebral
Palsy Telethon
Hartford,
Connecticut
1970-1978
Bob was especially dedicated to United Cerebral Palsy. He had
close ties to the organization because his friend Eliot Dober from
Bridgeport, Connecticut, had cerebral palsy.
Eliot’s family owned a portion of WLIZ radio when Bob began
working at the station in April 1951. At that time, Eliot was fifteen years of
age, and according to Eliot, “I was in and out then, hanging around. And was a
real pest!” Eliot remembered Bob being very patient with him during that
time, and Bob had even given Eliot the opportunity to go on the air with him.
They remained friends after Bob left Bridgeport and moved to Los Angeles in
1956, and Eliot took several trips out to the West Coast to visit him.
Throughout his life, Eliot was a strong advocate for
individuals with disabilities. In 1977, he was appointed by the governor of
Connecticut to the position of Executive Director of the Office of Protection
and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities for the State of Connecticut, and he
served in this role until 1994. In addition, he also acted as the Connecticut
State Director for United Cerebral Palsy.
As State Director for the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation,
Eliot asked Bob if he could host the local Connecticut edition of the United
Cerebral Palsy Telethon, and Bob always agreed. Generally, a celebrity would be
paid handsomely to host a telethon nationally,
and in 1970 and throughout the 1970s, Bob was offered $20,000 to host the
national United Cerebral Palsy Telethon. Yet Bob turned down all of the
national offers and the large sums of
money, and instead, he flew back east to Hartford, Connecticut, where he hosted
the local segment. He accepted only $2,000—just enough to cover travel
expenses. In 1976, Eliot reported that Bob raised $97,000 for the Greater
Hartford United Cerebral Palsy campaign, which equated to more than $400,000 in
2015. Eliot passed away on July
30, 2010, at 74 years of age. Before his passing, he remembered Bob this way:
“He got along with everybody very well. And everybody liked Bob. I want
people to remember the good things about Bob. He gave of himself, and he was a
good person. A positive person. He wasn’t a bad guy. Bob was just Bob. And
nobody is all good or all bad.”
Reprinted from Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography
1. Bob Crane was born in Waterbury, CT, on July 13, 1928. He grew up in Stamford, CT, and graduated from Stamford High School in 1946. He was one of the most popular kids in school.
7. Bob interviewed thousands of celebrities on his KNX radio show, including Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Ronald Reagan, Jonathan Winters, Dick Clark, Jayne Mansfield, Ron Howard, Jerry Lewis, Richard Dawson, Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, and more. Because he wanted to act, he turned down countless offers to transition his radio show to television, including to take over as host for The Tonight Show. It then went to Johnny Carson.
12. Bob got his acting start in 1959 in a community theatre production of Tunnel of Love. He performed in theatre throughout much of his life, even during the height of his career on Hogan’s Heroes. He received rave critical reviews for nearly every one of his theatre productions. 
14. Bob wrote an ending to Hogan’s Heroes, entitled Hogan’s Heroes Revue, which was a variety act to have been performed in Las Vegas. Robert Clary and Werner Klemperer were signed on to star with him in the live show, as well as John Thompson, Bob’s close friend and a magician who today is the magic consultant to Penn & Teller and Criss Angel, among others. Hogan’s Heroes Revue was never produced because Bob did not agree with what he considered a dishonest business contract with the casino.
