Happy Birthday actor Denver Pyle
Born: Denver Dell Pyle
May 11, 1920 in Bethune, Colorado, USA
Died: December 25, 1997 (age 77) in Burbank, California, USA
Married to: Tippie Xan Johnston (5 November 1983 – 25 December 1997) (his death)
Marilee Lenore Carpenter (8 August 1955 – 1970) (divorced) (2 children)
While working with John Wayne on The Alamo (1960), Wayne became impressed with Pyle’s photography and made special arrangements with his public relations office to designate Pyle as the official set photographer for the picture.
Best known for his role as Uncle Jesse Duke on the television series The Dukes of Hazzard (1979).
During World War II, he enlisted in the United States Navy, was wounded in the battle for Guadalcanal and received a medical discharge in 1943.
His mother lived to 104 and his brother lived to 87.
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