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fit Movie Actor John Hodiak Falls Dead of Heart Attack Statesman, Safem, Or:, Thursday, Ocf. 20, l935-(See. -f-.-t, ...... r , -. ' . ; . . . 1 f TARZANA, Calif. ) John Hodiak, who had seemed in robust health as he co-starred in his cur rent film as an air force surgeon, fell dead Wednesday of a heart attack. He. was 41. The quiet-mannered, handsome actor collapsed in his bathroom at 6: SO a.m. and, his physician said, died instantly of a coronary throm bosis. He had been up an hour with bis mother and sister, complain- for i which he took ing of gas, soda. Hodiak had no previous indica tions of heart trouble and had not been otherwise ill, said Dr. Sid ney N. Spies. Heard Fall ' The actor, formerly married to Anne Baxter, died in the San Fer nando Valley home he shared his parents, sister brother. His and younger Mrs. with Anne sister, ' - . . -r - . Barf'" ' , & 1 - V J !' ' '- ' ""S -' - ' j f . -' . ' - 'V 1 j V- -. .. v.- I . . .. v" ,y ' V tK .-Hv-.' : v . " j " r - - .; 4 V . ' . . , J - , . ;' ""V V - 3F ? v. TARZANA, Califs-Screen Actor John Hodiak, 41, died of a heart attack in his home here Wednesday. () Wirephoto). Beck to Visit Red China on Asian Tour HONOLULU (JF) President Dave Beck of the AFL Teamsters ays he. plans to visit "Japan, Bed China and as many countries of Asia as I can" next spring to observe labor's. role in Asia, j Beck said in. an interview he would make the trip after the Teamsters' executive board meet ing in Honolulu in March, i He said he would report to Presi dent Eisenhower, as he did after a European trip. Beck is attending a meeting of the policy committee of the western Conference of Team sters. Anchorage Civic Leaders Planning Tour of Russia ANCHORAGE. Alaska UFi An chorage area civic and political leaders are planning a goodwill trip to the Soviet Union. -: Mayor Ken Hinchey, Councilman Jack White, City Atty. John Rader and Clifford Groh, a member of the school board, revealed Wed nesday that they are planning to apply for permission to visit the Soviet Union as representatives of the territory to foster good will. m Ml I .11 . I ripv win aiOT a fmni in Mill- mote trade between Russian Siber- j Sliva. ian pons ana Aias&a. White said he will broach the plan to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Friday. "I think that since we are the closest American citizens to the Russians we should join in the cx- Sliva, heard him fall to the floor. A fire department inhalator squad worked over him. Hodiak was due at 20th Century Fox studio this morning for scenes in "Threshold of Space" co-starring him with Guy Madison, Vir ginia Leith and Dean Jagger. Role Nearly Dene He had nearly finished his role, patterned after Lt. Col. John P. Stapp, air force surgeon famed for rocket-sled experiments in avia tion medicine for the air research and development command. Hodiak and btapp developed a warm friendship during location scenes at : Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, N. M., from which the actor returned last week , a studio spokesman said. Hodiak appears on film to ride the sled at 632 m p h. but actually only rode the sled for close-ups. His physical exertion in the pic ture, the studio said, was only the normal amount in movie making. Stage Rote Ilodiak's last previous picture was MGM s "Trial," in which he played the prosecutor. His role last year on the New York stage as a naval officer accused of mu tiny in "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial gave a new impetus to his screen career. His previous pictures included "A Bell for Adano," "The Harvey Girls." "Command Decision," "Battleground." "The Miniver Story," "Across the Wide Mis souri," "Battle Zone." "Mission Over Korea" and "Conquest of Cochise." In "Lifeboat" He first achieved prominence in the Alfred H i t c h c o c k -directed "Lifeboat." Tallulah Bankhead picked him for the role of Kovac, the oiler and her romantic oppo site. Miss Baxter divorced Hodiak in January 1953 after six years' mar riage. Their daughter, Katrina, 4 lives with her mother. The resonant-voiced actor stood 6 feet, weighed 130 and had hazel eyes and brown hair. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., where his fath er was a factory worker. A few years later the family moved to a Detroit suburb, where John acted in parish plays, played on the Hamtramck High School baseball team and caddied at a country club. His parents, of Ukrainian an cestry, were amateur actors. On Radio Station He worked in the budget office of the Chevrolet Motor Co., De troit, and later got a job on a local radio station, playing bit parts. He had originated the char acter of "Li'l Abner" on the radio in Chicago in 1940 when a film scout signed him. 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