Two notable Bruces have identical connections to this date, May 3. Who were they?
The first knew Errol in three decades.
The second knew him in two.
— Tim
A Deuce of Bruces Quiz
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May
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Okay to the obvious one since you show a clip from his first movie.That would be none other than Bruce Cabot who died on this day in 1972. But the other is not so easy for me.–A. R.
Excellent A.R. The other fellow also died on May 3rd. He’s most famous because of a song.
Here’s a landmark theater in a town where he used to live:
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How about David Bruce as the other Bruce? I then googled Bruce Cabot, David Bruce, and May 3 and discovered that both Bruce Cabot and David Bruce died on May 3. There’s a coincidence, and how on earth you found that, Tim, is beyond me!
The song is Errol Flynn, by Amanda McBroom, who is David Bruce’s daughter.
Congratulations, barb. Both you and A.R. win a bruce ring!!
Here’s the majestic tearjerker…