Bob Coe
Biography
Robert Carder "Bob" Coe was a crop-duster pilot who lived in Wasco, California for most of his life.
In 1958, Coe was hired to fly the crop-duster plane that menaces Cary Grant in North by Northwest, for which he was paid $150 per day and $100 per hour spent flying.
Coe died peacefully in 2007, aged 85. At his funeral service, a photograph of Grant fleeing from the plane was placed on top of his casket.
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- North by Northwest (1959) — cast: Cropduster Pilot (uncredited)
See Also...
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