Eric Fleming

What do you know about Eric Fleming? 
Try this Celebrities Trivia quiz. 
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1) He was born Edward Heddy, Jr. in Santa Paula, California.  WHAT is his date of birth?

1. May 4, 1925

2. June 4, 1925

3. July 4, 1925

4. August 4, 1925

2) At the age of eight, Fleming hopped on a freight train to Chicago to escape his abusive father. Following hospitalization for gang fight injuries, he returned to California where he lived with his mother and worked at Paramount as a laborer.

• True or False?

3) What military unit did Fleming serve with during World War 2?

1. Army

2. Air Force

3. Navy

4. Marines

4) During military service, his face was shattered when a 200-pound block of steel slipped from a hoist.  A long convalescence and four plastic surgical procedures

• True or False?

5) From 1946 to 1957, Fleming appeared on stage in Chicago and New York with featured roles in numerous plays on Broadway.
WHAT is NOT a play he appeared in?

1. "My Three Angels"

2. “Bad Day at Black Rock?

3. "Stalag 17"

4. "No Time For Sergeants"

6) Fleming starred in the live TV network series "Major Dell Conway of the Flying Tigers" (1951).  After a summer hiatus, the program changed networks and he was replaced.
WHAT was the original TV network

1. DuMont

2. FOX

3. NBC

4. WYZ

7) In 1955, Fleming had his first movie role.
WHAT was the movie?

1. Outpost Pluto

2. Conquest of Space

3. Seabee

4. Attack on Mars

8) WHO was his co-star in Queen of Outer Space (1958)?

1. Terry Moore

2. Rachael Spencer

3. Meg Ryan

4. Zsa Zsa Gabor

9) Fleming has a part as Edgar Hill in WHAT 1966 film?

1. The Glass Bottom Boat

2. The Boys

3. Man With No Name

4. Axelrod

10) Fleming was signed to star in High Jungle, an MGM adventure film shot in Peru. On September 28, 1966, while filming a dangerous scene, his dugout canoe overturned in the Huallaga River.  Actor Nico Minardos managed to swim to safety, but Fleming was swept away by the current and drowned.
WHERE was Eric Fleming buried?

1. Alameda Presbyterian Cemetery, Fremont, California

2. University of Peru, Lima, Peru

3. City Memorial Park Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Michigan

4. Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown

Eric Fleming [Answers]

1) C. 2) True 3) C. 4) True 5) B. 6) A. 7) B. 8) D. 9) A. 10) B.