Cal Bolder

Born in 1931 in Elkhart, Kansas as Earl C. Craver, he was the middle child of six born to Mabel Mae and Fred Francis Craver. He graduated from Elkhart High School then attended Wichita State University on a football scholarship. He married his wife Billie in 1954. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for the Korean War, served in Korea and was awarded the Purple Heart. Following his service with the 1st Marine Division Craver was posted to the newly reformed 9th Marines at Camp Pendleton. He joined the LAPD. (In Craver v. City of Los Angeles, 42 Cal. App. 3d 79-80 (1974), he applied unsuccessfully for a disability retirement pension.) In 1959, he issued a traffic citation to Robert Raison, a Hollywood agent and a friend of fellow agent Henry Willson. Impressed by Craver's 6'4" height, his 260 pound physique, his 52" chest and his 32" waist, Willson helped Craver jump start an acting career. Bolder retired at the end of the 1960s and moved to Washington State, where he died from cancer in 2005, aged 73. He published a novel, "Last Reunion", under his real name, E. C. Craver.