ruct or ▁at ▁NAS ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i , ▁Texas . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁Thomas . ▁After ▁Dor is ’ ▁un tim ely ▁death ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 7 , ▁ ▁he ▁later ▁married ▁Helen . ▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Navy , ▁H askell ▁was ▁the ▁co - owner ▁in ▁a ▁cattle ▁ran ch ▁is ▁Cu ero , ▁Texas , ▁only ▁to ▁later ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois ▁to ▁join ▁early ▁television ▁pione er , ▁Dave ▁G arrow ay , ▁and ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁show ▁G arrow ay ▁At ▁Lar ge . ▁ ▁H askell ▁was ▁an ▁av id ▁off - sh ore ▁racing ▁sail or , ▁and ▁amateur ▁photograph er . ▁ ▁Death ▁H askell ▁died ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁Act ors ▁Fund ▁N urs ing ▁Home ▁in ▁Eng le wood , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Part ial ▁disc ography ▁It ▁Could n ' t ▁Be ▁True ▁- ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁with ▁Les ▁Brown ' s ▁Orchestra ▁( Col umb ia ▁ 3 6 9 7 7 ) ▁In ▁Love ▁in ▁V ain ▁- ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁with ▁Les ▁Brown ' s ▁Orchestra ▁( Col umb ia ▁ 3 6 9 7 2 ) ▁Years ▁and ▁Years ▁A go ▁- ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁with ▁Les ▁Brown ' s ▁Orchestra ▁( Col umb ia ▁ 3 7 1 5 3 ) ▁Bew are ▁My ▁Heart ▁- ▁ 1