Joel McCrea

Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal Ephemera

Joel McCrea (1905-1990)

A product of the West with pioneer ancestors, McCrea was a master in movie Westerns and a wealthy rancher off screen in Thousand Oaks, CA. Born in South Pasadena, McCrea graduated Hollywood High School and Pomona College. A boyhood paper route included several customers from the film industry including Western hero William S. Hart. After testing the stage in college, he worked as a Hollywood stunt m...