Kirby Grant Hoon Jr. Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
As a child, Kirby received a scholarship to the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. Kirby won the scholarship as a violinist and singer, but he also dabbled as a sculptor. He would play a violinist in the film, I Dream Too Much (1935), which starred Henry Fonda. While his movie career was less than spectacular, he did have the lead in a ...
Three children, including:, Kirby Grant, III, Jackson F. Hoon
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Fact
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His skill as a violinist and a singer won him a scholarship to the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago.
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After he left show business he became the public relations director for Sea World in Orlando, Florida.
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He was chosen as the male winner of Jesse L. Lasky's "Gateway to Hollywood" radio talent search in July, 1939. His reward was membership in the Screen Actor's Guild and the stage name "Robert Stanton", which he used for several years before reverting to his birth name. The female winner of the same contest was a woman named Dorothy Howe who became Virginia Vale.
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Grant was killed in a road accident on October 30, 1985 while on his way to watch the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger at Cape Canaveral. He was to be honored by the shuttle astronauts for his achievements.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sky King
1952-1959
TV Series
Sky King / Mason
Yukon Vengeance
1954
Corporal Rod Webb, RCMP
Cavalcade of America
1953
TV Series
Northern Patrol
1953
Cpl. Rod Webb - RCMP
Family Theatre
1953
TV Series
Fangs of the Arctic
1953
Mountie Corporal Rod Webb
Yukon Gold
1952
RCMP Corporal Rod Webb
Studio One in Hollywood
1952
TV Series
Northwest Territory
1951
Corporal Rod Webb
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951
Clark Winfield
Yukon Manhunt
1951
Corporal Rod Webb
Rhythm Inn
1951
Dusty Rhodes
Call of the Klondike
1950
Corporal Rod Webb
Dial 1119
1950
Reporter (uncredited)
Indian Territory
1950
Lieutenant Randy Mason
Snow Dog
1950
Corporal Rod McDonald - RCMP
Feudin' Rhythm
1949
Ace Lucky
The Wolf Hunters
1949
RCMP Cpl. Rod Webb
Black Midnight
1949
Sheriff Gilbert
Trail of the Yukon
1949
Bob McDonald
Your Show Time
1949
TV Series
Singin' Spurs
1948
Jeff Carter
Song of Idaho
1948
King Russell
Lawless Breed
1946
Ted Everett
Gunman's Code
1946
Jack Douglas aka Duke Masters
Rustler's Round-up
1946
Bob Ryan
She Wrote the Book
1946
Eddie Caldwell
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
1946
Hal Wentley
Blonde Alibi
1946
Henry Rothmore (uncredited)
Gun Town
1946
Kip Lewis
Code of the Lawless
1945
Grant Carter posing as Chad Hilton
Easy to Look at
1945
Tyler
Penthouse Rhythm
1945
Dick Ryan
Bad Men of the Border
1945
Ted Cameron
Trail to Vengeance
1945
Jeff Gordon
I'll Remember April
1945
Dave Ball
Babes on Swing Street
1944
Dick Lorimer
In Society
1944
Peter
Swingtime Holiday
1944
Short
Emcee
Ghost Catchers
1944
Clay Edwards (as Kirby Grant and His Orchestra)
Law Men
1944
Clyde Miller
Rosie the Riveter
1944
Singer at Award Presentation (uncredited)
Hi, Good Lookin'!
1944
King Castle
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
Member - The Jivin' Jacks and Jills (uncredited)
Ditch and Live
1944
Short
Crewman of ditching B-17 (uncredited)
Destination Tokyo
1943
Hornet's Captain (uncredited)
The Stranger from Pecos
1943
Tom Barstow
Bombardier
1943
Pilot (uncredited)
Hello Frisco, Hello
1943
Specialty Singer
My Favorite Blonde
1942
Pilot (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
Sgt. Brown (uncredited)
The Power of God
1942
Kenneth Hale
Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business
1941
1st Picknicker (uncredited)
Blondie Goes Latin
1941
Hal Trent, Orchestra Leader
Bullet Code
1940
Bud Mathews (as Robert Stanton)
Millionaire Playboy
1940
Bill (uncredited)
The Marines Fly High
1940
Lt. Bob Hobbes (as Robert Stanton)
Mexican Spitfire
1940
Airline Clerk (uncredited)
Three Sons
1939
Bert Pardway (as Robert Stanton)
Red River Range
1938
Tex Reilly
Lawless Valley
1938
Ranch Hand (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart
1938
Customer (uncredited)
My Lucky Star
1938
Singing Student on Sleighride (uncredited)
Radio City Revels
1938
Group Singer (uncredited)
In Old Chicago
1937
Moustached Quartette Member - 'Old Virginny' Number (uncredited)
Changing of the Guard
1936
Short
Highlander (uncredited)
I Dream Too Much
1935
Violinist (uncredited)
Sweet Adeline
1934
Singing Beer Garden Patron (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Porter Wagoner Show
1967
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Call of the Klondike
1950
performer: "Track Me Down a Gal" - uncredited
The Wolf Hunters
1949
performer: "Sleep My Baby Sleep"
Song of Idaho
1948
performer: "Idaho, Here I Come", "Idaho, Here I Come" finale
Gunman's Code
1946
performer: "Call of the Range", "The Door of Your Heart"
Rustler's Round-up
1946
performer: "The Western Trail"
Penthouse Rhythm
1945
performer: "When I Think of Heaven"
Trail to Vengeance
1945
performer: "On the Trail of Tomorrow"
I'll Remember April
1945
performer: "I'll Remember April"
In Society
1944
performer: "What a Change in the Weather"
Ghost Catchers
1944
performer: "Blue Candlelight", "Three Cheers for the Customer", "I'm Old Enough to Dream"
Rosie the Riveter
1944
performer: "Rosie the Riveter"
Hi, Good Lookin'!
1944
performer: "I Won't Forget the Dawn", "By Mistake", "You're Just the Sweetest Thing", "Slight Taste of Life"
Blondie Goes Latin
1941
performer: "You Don't Play a Drum, You Beat It", "Solteiro e melhor", "Querida", "You Can Cry On My Shoulder", "Brazilian Cotillion"
Three Sons
1939
performer: "Tootin' Down to Tennessee" - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Good Morning America
1983
TV Series
Himself
The Porter Wagoner Show
1967
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Champs of the Chase
1954
Short scenes deleted
Blazing Guns
1949
Short
Bob
Let's Sing Grandfather's Favorites
1948
Short
Vocalist (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
Short
Highlander (clip from "Changing of the Guard" (1936)) (uncredited)
Known for movies
Sky King (1952-1959) as Sky King / Mason
In Society (1944) as Peter
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) as Clark Winfield
$950,000
