U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for February 7

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7: BUSTER CRABBE

Profile America — Sunday, February 7th. Today marks the birthday of one of the first people to turn athletic achievement into a movie career — Clarence Crabbe — far better known by his nickname, Buster.  He won a bronze and then a gold medal in swimming events at two Olympics. Crabbe then turned to the movies and ended up playing all three of the most popular pulp fiction heroes of the 1930s — Tarzan, Buck Rogers, and Flash Gordon. He also acted in a number of westerns. Later, even though he had been retired from competitive swimming for many years, Buster Crabbe set a 400-meter freestyle record for swimmers in their sixties. There are more than 52 million people of all ages in the U.S. who enjoy swimming on a regular basis. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, conducting the 2010 Census beginning April 1st.

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2010, p. 137

               Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 1212  

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census  Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).

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