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Stephen J. Roberts
Stephen J. Roberts (1915–2005), also known as "Doc Roberts", was an American veterinarian, Professor at Cornell University, polo player and coach.
Biography.
Biography Early life.
Stephen Roberts was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 5, 1915. He grew up in Hamburg, New York, where his father, Dr James Roberts, a Cornell graduate, was a veterinarian. Roberts himself graduated from Cornell in 1938, where he trained as a veterinarian and served as Captain of
World War II, well-connected, Harvard-educated Lieutenant Gregg Masterman (Robert Taylor) enjoys his cushy posting as junior aide to Rear Admiral Stephen "Old Ironpants" Thomas (Charles Laughton), playing tennis and arranging social events. During a chance encounter, he gives bad advice to up-from-the-ranks Lieutenant Commander Martin J. Roberts (Brian Donlevy) out of spite. As a result, Thomas gives Roberts command of an obsolete, World War I-vintage destroyer, the "Warren".