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- Birth nameAlan MacGregor Cranston
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Alan Cranston was born on June 19, 1914 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Candidate (1972), On the Edge (1998) and Bicentennial Minutes (1974). He was married to Norma Weintraub and Geneva McMath. He died on December 31, 2000 in Los Altos, California, USA.
- SpousesNorma Weintraub(May 19, 1978 - 1989) (divorced)Geneva McMath(November 6, 1940 - 1977) (divorced, 2 children)
- Successfully sued by Adolf Hitler for copyright infringement regarding his English translation of Mein Kampf published in the United States. For decades Mr. Cranston's resume proudly included the fact that he was sued by a German dictator.
- US senator from California, 3 January 1969 - 3 January 1993.
- Children: sons Robert and Kim Cranston. Robert, his eldest son, was killed in a traffic accident in Los Angeles in May 1980.
- He was one of the "Keating Five" that comprised Senators Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), John Glenn (D-OH), Donald Riegle (D-MI) and John McCain (R-AZ), accused of corruption in the Charles Keating Lincoln Savings collapse in 1989.
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