E. G. Marshall (June 18 1914 - August 24 1998) was a two-time Emmy Award-winning American actor who co-starred in the 1957 movie 12 Angry Men. Two of his better known TV roles are those of lawyer, Lawrence Preston on The Defenders in the 1960s, and as neurosurgeon, Dr. David Craig on The Bold Ones : The New Doctors in the 1970s.<p>Marshall was born Everett Eugene Grunz in Owatonna, Minnesota to Charles G. Grunz and Hazel Irene Cobb. He never divulged fully what 'E.G' stood for, telling most people it stood for "Everybody's Guess". It was thought to mean "Everett Eugene Grunz" or "Edda Gunnar Marshall".<p>Marshall was the original host of the popular nightly radio drama The CBS Radio Mystery Theater (or CBSRMT), which ran on CBS radio affiliate stations across the United States between 1974 and 1982. CBSRMT was an ambitious and sustained attempt to revive the great drama of old-time radio. Each episode began with the ominous sound of a creaking door, slowly opening to invite listeners in for...
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