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Larry Simms in Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)

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Larry Simms

Overview

  • Born
    October 1, 1934 · Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    June 17, 2009 · Chonburi, Thailand (emphysema)
  • Birth name
    Larry Lee Simms

Biography

  • One time Baby Dumpling in the "Blondie" films, he join the navy in his adulthood.

    After Larry's first retirement, he worked at Arabian-American Oil Company refinery in Saudi Arabia for Fluor Daniel.

    Later, Larry was tasked to spearhead the implementation of the Telecommunications infrastructure for a Shell refinery in Rayong, Thailand, also at the employ of Fluor Daniel.

    Then he remained in Thailand in true retirement.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Brad Wimer, a close friend

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  • Curly-haired child actor, best known as 'Baby Dumpling' in the Blondie series of films (1938-50). He was a model from the age of two and was discovered by a Hollywood talent scout, having been featured in a 1937 Saturday Evening Post advertisement. After leaving show business in 1950, he had a spell in the U.S. Navy, then was employed as an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena until his retirement.
  • Lived in Thailand with his wife during the last years of his life.
  • Child actor in US films of the mid-30's to early 40's.

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