Physical Fitness Expert Orville Stamm Succumbs
Word has reached Uniontown of the death on May 8 of Orville L. Stamm, 65 of Rockford Illinois. Physical fitness expert, dancer and inventor. His only immediate survivor is his wife, the former Martha Jane Stefanik… As a young man in show business, Stamm was known as “Boy Hercules.” He served as a physical instructor in the U.S. Navy during World War I. One of those in his classes was the late Franklin Dr. Roosevelt. While FDR was president, Stamm was invited to March of Dimes benefit parties at the White House. The Stamms were married in 1927. His wife was then a member of the New York City Ballet. They toured internationally giving dance demonstrations. In recent years, Stamm was an inventor. He held patents on gymnastic equipment, non-glare headlights, and dog and cat exercisers. When the Stamms were touring theaters and hotels as a dance team, they appeared with such stars as Burns and Allen, Jack Benny, Olsen and Johnson, Joan Blondell, and Fred Allen.
Although the obituary above stated that Stamm was 65, death notices found online for Orville Lee Stamm cited his birth as June 29, 1893, meaning Stamm likely exaggerated his age to promote his “Boy Hercules” image and was nearly 70 when he died.
Word has reached Uniontown of the death on May 8 of Orville L. Stamm, 65 of Rockford Illinois. Physical fitness expert, dancer and inventor. His only immediate survivor is his wife, the former Martha Jane Stefanik… As a young man in show business, Stamm was known as “Boy Hercules.” He served as a physical instructor in the U.S. Navy during World War I. One of those in his classes was the late Franklin Dr. Roosevelt. While FDR was president, Stamm was invited to March of Dimes benefit parties at the White House. The Stamms were married in 1927. His wife was then a member of the New York City Ballet. They toured internationally giving dance demonstrations. In recent years, Stamm was an inventor. He held patents on gymnastic equipment, non-glare headlights, and dog and cat exercisers. When the Stamms were touring theaters and hotels as a dance team, they appeared with such stars as Burns and Allen, Jack Benny, Olsen and Johnson, Joan Blondell, and Fred Allen.
Although the obituary above stated that Stamm was 65, death notices found online for Orville Lee Stamm cited his birth as June 29, 1893, meaning Stamm likely exaggerated his age to promote his “Boy Hercules” image and was nearly 70 when he died.
Physical Fitness Expert Orville Stamm Succumbs
Word has reached Uniontown of the death on May 8 of Orville L. Stamm, 65 of Rockford Illinois. Physical fitness expert, dancer and inventor. His only immediate survivor is his wife, the former Martha Jane Stefanik… As a young man in show business, Stamm was known as “Boy Hercules.” He served as a physical instructor in the U.S. Navy during World War I. One of those in his classes was the late Franklin Dr. Roosevelt. While FDR was president, Stamm was invited to March of Dimes benefit parties at the White House. The Stamms were married in 1927. His wife was then a member of the New York City Ballet. They toured internationally giving dance demonstrations. In recent years, Stamm was an inventor. He held patents on gymnastic equipment, non-glare headlights, and dog and cat exercisers. When the Stamms were touring theaters and hotels as a dance team, they appeared with such stars as Burns and Allen, Jack Benny, Olsen and Johnson, Joan Blondell, and Fred Allen.
Although the obituary above stated that Stamm was 65, death notices found online for Orville Lee Stamm cited his birth as June 29, 1893, meaning Stamm likely exaggerated his age to promote his “Boy Hercules” image and was nearly 70 when he died.
Word has reached Uniontown of the death on May 8 of Orville L. Stamm, 65 of Rockford Illinois. Physical fitness expert, dancer and inventor. His only immediate survivor is his wife, the former Martha Jane Stefanik… As a young man in show business, Stamm was known as “Boy Hercules.” He served as a physical instructor in the U.S. Navy during World War I. One of those in his classes was the late Franklin Dr. Roosevelt. While FDR was president, Stamm was invited to March of Dimes benefit parties at the White House. The Stamms were married in 1927. His wife was then a member of the New York City Ballet. They toured internationally giving dance demonstrations. In recent years, Stamm was an inventor. He held patents on gymnastic equipment, non-glare headlights, and dog and cat exercisers. When the Stamms were touring theaters and hotels as a dance team, they appeared with such stars as Burns and Allen, Jack Benny, Olsen and Johnson, Joan Blondell, and Fred Allen.
Although the obituary above stated that Stamm was 65, death notices found online for Orville Lee Stamm cited his birth as June 29, 1893, meaning Stamm likely exaggerated his age to promote his “Boy Hercules” image and was nearly 70 when he died.
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