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Lee William Aaker (September 25, 1943 – April 1, 2021) was an American child actor, producer, carpenter, and ski instructor known for his appearance as Rusty of "B-Company" in the 1950s television program The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. He was the final surviving cast member of the series. In 1952, Lee Aaker appeared in Desperate Search with Howard Keel and Keenan Wynn. Early years Aaker's mother, Mrs. Myles Wilbour, was the owner of a dancing school in Los Angeles. (Another source says that she "ran a children's theatre academy" and that when Aaker was 4, she had him "singing and dancing at local clubs.") Film On television as a young child, he started appearing uncredited at the age of 8 in films such as The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) and High Noon (1952). He quickly moved to featured status by the end of that year. He showed talent as the kidnapped "Red Chief" in a segment of the film O. Henry's Full House (1952) and another kidnap victim as the son of scientist Gene Barry in The Atomic City (1952). In 1953, he co-starred in the John Wayne western classic Hondo (1953) as the curious blond son of homesteader Geraldine Page. He also appeared in other film styles such as the film noir thriller Jeopardy (1953) with Barbara Stanwyck, the horse opera drama Arena (1953) with Gig Young, and the comedies Mister Scoutmaster (1953) with Clifton Webb and Ricochet Romance (1954) with Marjorie Main. Television In 1953–54, Aaker was among the many child actors who auditioned for the role of "Jeff Miller" on the original 1954 Lassie series, which later aired as Jeff's Collie. That role went to Tommy Rettig. Two weeks later, Aaker won the role of "Rusty" on The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin, co-starring James Brown (1920–1992) as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters. Aaker and Rettig were friends, and both shows were popular with audiences. The two actors and the two star dogs appeared together in a photograph used on the cover of the July 2, 1955 issue of TV Guide.: 236 Later years Aaker told a newspaper reporter that when he reached the age of 21, he was paid a $10,000 lump sum (equivalent to $98,200 in 2023) by the studio that produced Rin Tin Tin "and he spent the rest of the '60s traveling around the world 'as sort of a flower child.'" Unable to find work as an adult actor, Aaker got involved as a producer and later worked as a carpenter. Personal life In the late 1960s, Aaker was married to Sharon Ann Hamilton for two years. He resided in Mammoth Lakes, California, for many years and was the first adaptive sports instructor for Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra at Mammoth Mountain. According to Paul Petersen, an advocate for former child actors, Aaker experienced poverty toward the end of his life, and had struggled for years with substance abuse. Petersen said Aaker had suffered a stroke and died in Maricopa County, Arizona, near the city of Mesa, on April 1, 2021, and was listed as an "indigent decedent". Petersen was arranging Aaker's burial. As a US Air Force veteran during the Vietnam War, he was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix. Recognition In 2005, Aaker won the Golden Boot Award as Kids of the West. Filmography Film Television References Further reading Goldrup, Tom and Jim. Growing Up on the Set: Interviews with 39 Former Child Actors of Classic Film and Television. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2002, pp. 5–12. Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 241. Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914–1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p. 1. External links Lee Aaker at IMDb Lee Aaker at AllMovie Lee Aaker at the TCM Movie Database Lee Aaker at Find a Grave . Discover the Sharon Hamilton popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Sharon Hamilton books.
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True Navy Blue
Sharon HamiltonThis novella is the prequel to True Blue SEALs: Zak. Zak Chambers grows up in the shadow of a home grown hero he’s always being compared to. But even heroes can be unlucky, a...
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Midnight Bite
S. HamilHe’s her husband by convenience... But their love is real. They’re of two different species in a union they’re not allowed to consummate... But somehow, they’ll find their way to a...
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SEALed Protection
Sharon HamiltonNavy SEAL Tucker Hudson has made all the right choices the second time around: a retread, rejoining SEAL Team 3 after ten years of wandering, he has a new wife, and now a new baby ...
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Love Me Tender, Love You Hard
Sharon HamiltonHis leg is the reason he’s off the SEAL Teams, but it’s his heart that hurts the most. Derek Farley has a lot of time on his hands now, but what he really wants is to get into trou...
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Bone Frog Brotherhood Superbundle
Sharon HamiltonAll 5 books in the Bone Frog Brotherhood Series: New Years SEAL Dream, SEALed At The Altar, SEALed Forever, SEAL's Rescue, SEALed Protection. Enjoy Brandy and Tucker's story from t...
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Revenge
Sharon HamiltonThey’ve planned the wedding of a lifetime – but will enemy forces keep them from reaching the altar? Marco is a former Navy SEAL who now oversees the construction of veterans’ hou...
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SEAL Firsts
Sharon HamiltonGet ready for a heartpounding journey into the thrilling world of Navy SEALs with Sharon Hamilton's series starters, bundled in a single box set! Crafted by the New York Times Best...
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Paradise
Sharon HamiltonInvestment Broker SEAN Harper's settled life begins to come unraveled when a new client walks into his Manhattan office bringing tales of a secret island in the Caribbean, ten mill...
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Honeymoon Bite
S. HamilAnne caught her husband cheating with the maid of honor before their wedding cake was cut. She decided to take her planned and paid for honeymoon in Tuscany, alone. On the evening ...
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Shadow of the Heart
Sharon HamiltonA man broken by service to his country... Betrayed by the system that trained him... A chance at a HEA gone forever, her life slipping through his fingers... She was going to be Br...
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Sharon BaileyThis a story of my personal trials and tribulations and what I had to endure.
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New Years SEAL Dream
Sharon HamiltonTucker Hudson has been off SEAL Team 3 for nearly ten years. He reluctantly attends his former Teammate’s wedding on New Years Eve, vowing to keep his hands to himself and his mout...
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SEALed Forever
Sharon HamiltonHe’s the man she’s searched for her whole life … At forty years of age, Special Operator Tucker Hudson requalifies and joins SEAL Team 3 but must leave behind his new bride. He ste...
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Something About Silver
Sharon HamiltonLove lives forever… Harper Cunningham has the knowledge and experience as a senior member of SEAL Team 3, reupping three years ago after serving fifteen years prior, but never find...
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SEAL Shorts
Sharon HamiltonThis book contains the first chapter of the first 11 Navy SEAL Romance novels by NYT and USA Bestselling author Sharon Hamilton: Accidental SEAL, Fallen SEAL Legacy, SEAL Under Cov...
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Shadow Warrior
Sharon HamiltonFollowing Maggie’s harrowing rescue, former SEAL Brady Rogers wants to finally settle down, drop his weapons and assume the role of husband, father, and country farmer. But Maggie ...
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Christmas Bite
S. HamilHe is the eldest brother of three orphaned dark vampire waifs, bound by a lifetime vow of service to protect the offspring of the Golden Vampire Monteleone family. This is a debt t...
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Restored
Sharon HamiltonMarco and Shannon's hot liquid romance scorches the Florida Gulf Coast Marco Gambini's Bone Frog Development begins building the Trident Towers project on the Gulf Coast of Florida...
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SEALed At The Altar
Sharon HamiltonDespite his thirtynine years, Tucker Hudson is in peak physical condition and is considering rejoining the SEAL Teams after a tenyear hiatus. What he hadn’t counted on is a steady ...
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Mortal Bite
S. HamilGolden Vampire Paolo Monteleone begins raising a son he did not know he fathered, after the murder of the boy's mother. He meets a beautiful human college professor, Carabella Samp...
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Bachelor SEAL
Sharon HamiltonSleeper SEALs are former U.S. Navy SEALs recruited by a new CIA counterterror division to conduct solo dark ops missions to combat terrorism on US soil. Bachelor SEAL Medically dis...
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Bone Frog Bachelor
Sharon HamiltonIn Marco's own words: "I have done it all. I have built three global security companies, including foreign subsidiaries which include an airline company and a shipping conglomerate...
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Back To You
Annie CarrBack to You Sometimes love is sweeter the second time around. Tested by the years of career ups and downs in New York, attempting to salvage a loveless marriage for t...
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Golden Vampires of Tuscany Superbundle
S. HamilListener beware! You are about to engage in the risky behavior of being a lover of all things vampire. Enjoy the compelling love stories in this series that follow the two Montel...
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Underworld Lover
Sharon HamiltonJoshua Brandon, a legendary and powerful rogue dark angel, meets a human woman whose soul he cannot take, and finds something he has not experienced before: love. At the same time,...
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Bone Frog Bachelor Series Books 1-4
Sharon HamiltonBone Frog Bachelor Series BundleBooks 14 plus Prequel Billionaires, Navy SEALs, exlovers seeking revenge, terrorists, sultans and Indian Ocean pirates, this 5book series begins wit...
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Heavenly Lover
S. HamilClaire, an unconventional Guardian angel sent to save a sexy Brazilianborn painter from killing himself, discovers Daniel has been preyed upon by a powerful dark angel posing as hi...
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Nashville SEAL
Sharon HamiltonA musician with a past. An exlover with a secret. Only their love could make him a hero…Find out why readers can’t get enough of the Navy SEAL Brotherhood Series from New York Time...
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Unleashed
Sharon HamiltonBook 1 of the Bone Frog Bachelor Series. Armed with new focus and passion for restoring his rightful place atop his private security, shipping and consulting empire, former Navy SE...
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SEAL You in My Dreams
Sharon HamiltonSpecial Operator Peter Watson’s next great adventure begins at the Atlanta Aquarium when he encounters a mermaid who steals his heart. But playing with sharks and colorful fish in ...