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Alan Cranston

Alan CranstonAKA Alan MacGregor Cranston

Born: 19-Jun-1914
Birthplace: Palo Alto, CA
Died: 31-Dec-2000
Location of death: Los Altos, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Cremated

Gender: Male
Religion: Protestant
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from California, 1969-93

Military service: US Army (1944-45)

Father: William MacGregor Cranston
Mother: Carol Dixon
Sister: Eleanor Cranston Cameron
Wife: Geneva McMath (m. 6-Nov-1940, div. 1977, d., two sons)
Son: Robin MacGregor (b. 1-Nov-1947, d. 1980, traffic accident)
Son: Kim Christopher (b. 26-Sep-1951)
Wife: Norma Weintraub (m. 19-May-1978, div. 1989, d.)

    High School: Mountain View High School, Los Altos, CA (1932)
    University: Pomona College, Pomona, CA (1932-33)
    University: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (1935)
    University: BA Journalism, Stanford University (1936)

    US Senator, California (1969-93)
    California State Official State Comptroller (1958-64)
    US Official Chief, Foreign Language Div., Office of War Information (1940-44)
    International News Service European Correspondent (1937-38)
    Keating Five
    Citizens for a Moratorium on Federal Executions
    Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
    Gore 2000
    Overseas Press Club
    Trilateral Commission
    United World Federalists National President (1949-52)
    Prostate Surgery (Jan-1991)
    Risk Factors: Prostate Cancer

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Candidate (29-Jun-1972) · Himself


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