WHAT A YARN!
An embellished account of the 1803 expedition by famed frigate U.S.S. Constitution--a.k.a. "Old Ironsides"--against the Barbary pirates then terrorizing American shipping, focusing on the crew and passengers of a fictional merchant ship, The Esther, who fall afoul of the same pirates and thus become involved with the Constitution's mission.
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27
Deceased
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Still living
Showing 30 of 30 loaded cast members.
as Boy
DeceasedBorn: August 9, 1900
Died: May 6, 1990
Age at death: 89
as Girl
DeceasedBorn: September 17, 1902
Died: January 14, 1994
Age at death: 91
as Bos'n
DeceasedBorn: March 31, 1885
Died: April 15, 1949
Age at death: 64
as Gunner
DeceasedBorn: September 30, 1882
Died: October 2, 1956
Age at death: 74
as Commodore Preble
DeceasedBorn: May 24, 1870
Died: February 17, 1937
Age at death: 66
as Stephen Decatur
DeceasedBorn: January 7, 1894
Died: December 5, 1949
Age at death: 55
as Richard Somers
DeceasedBorn: September 9, 1896
Died: June 12, 1965
Age at death: 68
as Cook
DeceasedBorn: January 24, 1897
Died: August 13, 1947
Age at death: 50
as Esther's Father (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: December 25, 1872
Died: March 21, 1935
Age at death: 62
as Esther's Mother (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: September 17, 1855
Died: October 8, 1942
Age at death: 87
as First Mate (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: September 25, 1878
Died: September 1, 1932
Age at death: 53
as Second Mate (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: April 18, 1888
Died: October 28, 1938
Age at death: 50
as Second Mate (uncredited)
AliveBorn: September 24, 1884
New York City, New York, USA
as Saracen Guard (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: November 23, 1887
Died: February 2, 1969
Age at death: 81
as Young Decatur (uncredited)
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Cabin Boy (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: April 9, 1911
Died: October 14, 1986
Age at death: 75
as Bashaw (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: January 1, 1871
Died: June 21, 1959
Age at death: 88
as Pirate Captain (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: December 14, 1878
Died: October 17, 1942
Age at death: 63
as Pirate Captain (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: August 24, 1890
Died: January 22, 1968
Age at death: 77
as Pirate Chief (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: June 25, 1880
Died: August 24, 1956
Age at death: 76
as Pirate (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: April 23, 1894
Died: August 10, 1970
Age at death: 76
as Seaman (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: November 19, 1902
Died: August 9, 1989
Age at death: 86
as Seaman (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: August 30, 1899
Died: March 28, 1976
Age at death: 76
as Seaman (uncredited)
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Seaman (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: May 7, 1901
Died: May 13, 1961
Age at death: 60
as Seaman (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: March 18, 1876
Died: October 20, 1955
Age at death: 79
as Seaman (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: February 3, 1891
Died: June 18, 1952
Age at death: 61
as Seaman (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: December 9, 1904
Died: March 7, 1988
Age at death: 83
as Young Philadelphian (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: May 2, 1908
Died: April 15, 1993
Age at death: 84
as (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: November 23, 1898
Died: July 28, 1984
Age at death: 85
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