Crane: Sex, Celebrity, and My Father’s Unsolved Murder

369 Pages·2015·14.849 MB·English

by  Robert Crane, Christopher Fryer

Crane

C r a n e
Sex, Celebrity,
and My Father’S
UnSolved
MUrder
robert Crane
and Christopher Fryer
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Copyright © 2015 by Robert David Crane and Christopher Fryer
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Crane, Robert David.
Crane : sex, celebrity, and my father’s unsolved murder / Robert Crane
and Christopher Fryer.
pages cm
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-8131-6074-0 (hardcover : alkaline paper) —
ISBN 978-0-8131-6076-4 (PDF) — ISBN 978-0-8131-6075-7 (ePub)
1. Crane, Bob, 1929-1978. 2. Television actors and actresses—United
States—Biography. 3. Murder—Investigation—Arizona—Scottsdale.
4. Cold cases (Criminal investigation)—-Arizona—Scottsdale. 5. Crane,
Robert David. 6. Crane, Bob, 1929-1978—Family. 7. Fathers and sons—
United States—Biography. 8. Fame—Social aspects—California—Los
Angeles. 9. Sex—Social aspects—California—Los Angeles. 10. Hollywood
(Los Angeles, Calif.)—Social life and customs. I. Fryer, Christopher.
II. Title.
PN1992.4.C73C736 2015
791.4302'8092—dc23 2014043934
This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting
the requirements of the American National Standard
for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials.
Manufactured in the United States of America.
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To Anne, Chuck, Debbie, and Karen

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording,
not thinking.
—Christopher Isherwood,
The Berlin Stories: Goodbye to Berlin

Contents
Author’s Note xi
1. Reveille, 1978 1
2. Oh, Pioneers, 1955–1956 5
3. No Good-byes, 1978 12
4. One Happy Little Family, 1956–1964 15
5. CSI: Crime Scene Ineptitude, 1978 34
6. Uncle Daddy, 1964–1965 41
7. Round Up the Usual Suspects, 1978 53
8. Zero to Ninety, 1965–1966 56
9. Seeing Orange, 1978 60
10. Living la Vita Hogan, 1967 63
11. Happy Father’s Day, 1978 70
12. Divorce, Tarzana Style, 1968–1969 73
13. Loose Nukes, 1978 79
14. Love in a Time of War, 1969–1970 85
15. Don’t Make Waves, 1970–1971 94
16. War Is Over, 1971–1972 102
17. Beacon in the Storm, 1972 107
18. Heeeere’s Jackie!!! 1972–1975 109
19. The Family Photo Album, 1975 117
20. Take the Bunny and Run, 1976–1977 122
21. Scottsdale Redux, 1978 127
22. Heeeere’s Bobby!!! 1979 137
23. There Ain’t No Stinkin’ Closure! 1979–1980 143
24. For Members Only, 1981–1982 150
25. Kari, 1982–1985 158
26. Bobby Ten Hats, 1986 171
27. Crane in the Hutch, 1986 179
28. Going to War, 1986–1988 189