1. Joel Crothers auditioned and won a role on the CBS religious TV series Lamp Unto My Feet.
11 Facts About Joel Crothers
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At the time, his father, George Joel Crothers, was a production supervisor on the show.
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Joel Crothers played Jim Badger, a young man who tangles with corrupt lawmen and vigilantes.
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Joel Crothers graduated from Harvard University, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1962.
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Joel Crothers was never seen again and was mentioned only once in a later episode.
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Joel Crothers played that role until the series went off the air on December 28,1984.
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Fierstein played Arnold, a world-weary drag queen; Joel Crothers played Arnold's bisexual lover, Ed.
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Joel Crothers left the cast when Torch Song transferred to Broadway.
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Joel Crothers was openly gay among co-stars and others in the entertainment industry, but was closeted publicly and was even engaged to his good friend, actress Veleka Gray, at the time of his death.
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On November 6,1985, Joel Crothers died from AIDS-related lymphoma in Los Angeles at the age of 44.
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Joel Crothers's remains were cremated and scattered in Lake George, New York.