Adolph Bernard “Bunker” Spreckels III (1949-1977)

Adolph Bernard “Bunker” Spreckels III

Birth

15 Aug 1949

Los Angeles County, California, USA

Death

7 Jan 1977 (aged 27)

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Burial

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map

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Memorial Terrace, Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Memory, Wall Crypt 6450

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Son of Kay Spreckels and stepson of Clark Gable.

Adolph "Bunker" Spreckels III, was a surfing legend, rising to fame as a teenager. He was heir to the Spreckels sugar fortune and inherited $50 million at the age of 21. He then abandoned surfing for a life of drugs and excess. He died in 1977 at the age of 27 of a heart attack brought on by a drug overdose.

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Joan Debretteville Spreckels

1951–2021

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