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1. William Barton Yarborough (October 2, 1900 – December 19, 1951) was an American actor who worked extensively in radio drama, primarily on the NBC Radio Network. He is famous for his roles in the Carlton E. Morse productions I Love a Mystery, in which he played Doc Long, and One Man's Family, spending 19 years portraying Clifford Barbour.
Barton Yarborough. Actor: The Unknown. Born in Goldthwaite Texas, Barton Yarborough ran away from home as a youth to join vaudeville. In the 1920s he got involved in radio, and in 1932 began a long run as Cliff Barbour on the hugely famous drama "One Man's Family," which he appeared in until his death.
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- Goldthwaite, Texas, USA
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- Burbank, California, USA
Barton Yarborough was a radio actor who played Cliff Barbour on "One Man's Family" and Sgt. Ben Romero on "Dragnet". He died in 1951 after filming two episodes of the TV series.
- October 2, 1900
- December 19, 1951
William Barton Yarborough (October 2, 1900 – December 19, 1951) was an American actor who worked extensively in radio drama, primarily on the NBC Radio Network. He is famous for his roles in the Carlton E. Morse productions I Love a Mystery, in which he played Doc Long, and One Man's Family, spending 19 years portraying Clifford Barbour.
Born in the small central Texas town of Goldthwaite, Yarborough was bitten by the performing bug as a young teenager and ran away from home to pursue work in vaudeville. With the advent of radio in the 1920s, he turned his efforts to the new medium, and in 1932 debuted in the role of Cliff Barbour on the series One Man's Family -- a series on ...
- October 2, 1901
- December 19, 1951
William Barton Yarborough was an American actor who worked extensively in radio drama. As a youth, Yarborough ran away from home, attracted by the vaudeville stages, and he first worked in radio during the 1920s. He married radio actress Barbara Jo Allen; they divorced in 1931. In 1932, Yarborough began a long run as Clifford Barbour on One Man ...
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Oct 2, 2018 · He was born William Barton Yarborough to father Patrick and mother Mollie. From the earliest of ages, he developed a love for acting, and ran away to join a traveling medicine show in his teens. Bart performed briefly in vaudeville during the early 1920s before joining the prestigious Eve Le Gallienne Company, a theatrical troupe that took him to New York and London.
