In 1965, Bob
Crane, who
had achieved so
me earlier
success as a t
elevision
supporting
actor,
was working a
s a successful
morning radio
DJ at K
NX Los Angeles.
Despite
enjoyin
g his work,
photography (
especially o
f the fem
ale form)
and drum
ming, Cra
ne wanted to b
e a movie star
. So it was wit
h some reluct
ance tha
t he accepte
d the tit
le starring
role in a new
television s
itcom called
Hogan&am
p;#39;s He
roes (1965),
a WWII PO
W comedy. To
his surprise,
the show
became a hit
and cat
apulted him t
o telev
ision sta
rdom. Th
e fame
resulting from
the show
led to exce
sses and
a meetin
g with h
ome video s
alesman and t
echnician Joh
n Carpenter,
with wh
o he wou
ld form
a friendship
based on the
ir mutual
interests, nam
ely excessive
sex (for
Crane, pure
ly heterosexual
sex) and c
apturing nud
e females o
n celluloid.
His fame al
lowed Cran
e to have as m
uch sex
as he
wanted, which
was incongrue
nt to hi
s somewh
at wholesome te
levision fr
iendly image,
and the way h
e portra
yed himself
to almost ever
yone excep
t Carpen
ter and his...　
　In 1965, Bob
Crane, who
had achie
ved some
earlier s
uccess a
s a televi
sion supp
orting
actor, was wo