Ken CURTIS

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Actor, Singer & Musician

Born Ken CURTIS

American singer and actor

Born on July 2, 1916 in Lamar, Colorado, USA , United States

Died on April 28, 1991 in Fresno, California, USA

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Though born as Curtis Wain Gates in Lamar in Prowers County in southeastern Colorado, Curtis was reared west of there in Las Animas, the seat of Bent County. His father, Dan Gates, was the Bent County sheriff. The family lived above the jail and his mother, Nellie Sneed Gates, cooked for the prisoners. The jail is now located for historical preservation purposes on the grounds of the Bent County courthouse in Las Animas.



Curtis played quarterback for his high school football team.

...   Though born as Curtis Wain Gates in Lamar in Prowers County in southeastern Colorado, Curtis was reared west of there in Las Animas, the seat of Bent County. His father, Dan Gates, was the Bent County sheriff. The family lived above the jail and his mother, Nellie Sneed Gates, cooked for the prisoners. The jail is now located for historical preservation purposes on the grounds of the Bent County courthouse in Las Animas.



Curtis played quarterback for his high school football team.



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