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Robert "Bob" Ginnaven (January 1, 1937 – February 17, 2008) was an American film and television actor. Ginnaven was born one minute after midnight, Robert Addison Ginnaven, Jr. was officially the first baby born in Memphis, Tennessee in the year 1937. He was the only child born to Pauline (née Boals), and Robert Addison Ginnaven, Sr.. His mother worked for many years as a medical secretary in Downtown Memphis, and his father, who was in the Navy during World War II, worked for years as a deliveryman for Wonder Bread, also in Memphis. Ginnaven, Jr. graduated from Southside High School in... MORE

Robert "Bob" Ginnaven (January 1, 1937 – February 17, 2008) was an American film and television actor. Ginnaven was born one minute after midnight, Robert Addison Ginnaven, Jr. was officially the first baby born in Memphis, Tennessee in the year 1937. He was the only child born to Pauline (née Boals), and Robert Addison Ginnaven, Sr.. His mother worked for many years as a medical secretary in Downtown Memphis, and his father, who was in the Navy during World War II, worked for years as a deliveryman for Wonder Bread, also in Memphis. Ginnaven, Jr. graduated from Southside High School in Memphis, and from the University of Memphis with a degree in English. Ginnaven initially was introduced to the theatre by a classmate who suggested he try out for a production at the University of Memphis, and he was hooked for life after that time. After completing his degree, he moved to New York City where he studied under Lee Strassberg while trying to get his break into the business. Not being successful, he moved back to Memphis in 1958, where he met his first wife, Ila Verne (née Crews) at an open-call audition being held by the local PBS station. Married December 21, 1958, Bob and Ila had LESS