Eugene Shoemaker(1928-1997)

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Eugene Shoemaker was born on 28 April 1928 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Deep Impact (1998), In Search of... (1976) and Les enquêtes extraordinaires (1987). He was married to Carolyn Shoemaker. He died on 18 July 1997 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.

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Known for

Deep Impact (1998)

6.3

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1998

Leonard Nimoy in In Search of... (1976)

In Search of...

8.4

TV Series

Self(as Dr. Eugene Shoemaker)

Robert Stack in Les enquêtes extraordinaires (1987)

Les enquêtes extraordinaires

8.3

TV Series

Self - Scientist Emeritus, US Geological Survey(archive footage)

The Infinite Voyage (1987)

The Infinite Voyage

8.0

TV Series

Self

Credits

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Deep Impact
6.3
- comet advisor
- 1998

Personal details

Alternative names
- Dr. Eugene Shoemaker
Born
- April 28, 1928
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
- July 18, 1997
- Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia(highway accident)
Spouse
- Carolyn Shoemaker1951 - July 18, 1997 (his death)

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Trivia
Ironically killed in an impact himself: a head-on crash on a blind curve in the road, during a trip to Australia to search for craters. His wife Carolyn and the other driver survived with injuries.

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