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Bernard Braden in L'homme qui aimait la guerre (1962)

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Bernard Braden

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  • Born
    May 16, 1916 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Died
    February 2, 1993 · London, England, UK (following a series of strokes)

Biography

    • He had an impressive sporting background, Ay high school in Canada he was boxing champion and qualified as a runner for the Junior Olympics, The sport he really shone at was basketball, He qualified for the Olympic Games but never made it because at the time he was working for a radio station in Vancouver which was struggling with 3 announcers on a 24 hour schedule and he was told that if he went it would be the end of his career. He said that it was one of the hardest decisions of his life but he stayed.He once played against the Harlem Globetrotters and his team lost, He has also played a vicious seven a side Canadian game called Box Lacrosse. Today tennis is the only sport he plays regularly except for the odd game of golf or bar billiards at which he is an expert and has a table in his flat, He is an above average tennis player and is a member of Londons 2 most famous tennis clubs - Queens and Hurlingham, He says he often regrets not taking the sport up professionally
      - IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5

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      Barbara Kelly(1942 - February 2, 1993) (his death, 3 children)

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  • He married Barbara Kelly in 1942. They had a son and two daughters.
  • Father of Kim Braden , Christopher Braden, and Kelly.
  • Father-in-law of David Carson.
  • First appeared on stage as a child performer, playing a goblin in "Springtime".
  • From 1957, presented the BBC's first broadcast for schools, "The Brains Trust".

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