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Otis Barton
American diver and actor (1899–1992)
For persons of a similar name, see Frederick Barton (disambiguation).
Otis Barton | |
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| Born | Frederick Otis Barton Jr. (1899-06-05)June 5, 1899 New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 1992(1992-04-15) (aged 92) |
| Alma mater | Harvard College[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Deep-sea diver, inventor, actor |
Frederick Otis Barton Jr. (June 5, 1899 – April 15, 1992) was an American deep-sea diver, inventor and actor.
Early life and career
Born in New York, the independently wealthy Barton designed the first bathysphere and made a dive with William Beebe off Bermuda in June 1930.
Biography otis barton
They set the first record for deep-sea diving by descending 600 ft (180 m). In 1934, they set another record at 3,028 ft (923 m). Barton acted in the 1938 Hollywood movie, Titans of the Deep.
Later career
In 1949, Barton set a new world record with a 4,500 foot (1,372 m) dive in the Pacific Ocean, using his