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==Background==

==Background==

Cross was a native of Whitefish in Flathead County in northwestern [[Montana]]. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]] and fought against the Empire of [[Japan]] at the Battle of [[Guadalcanal]]. He studied acting through the assistance of the G.I. Bill of Rights at the Actors Lab in [[Hollywood]], [[California]], located next to Schwab's Drug Store, where several film stars were discovered.<ref name=rifle>{{cite web|url=http://www.riflemanconnors.com/dennis_cross.htm|title=''Dennis Cross''|publisher=Riflemanconnors.com|accessdate=February 20, 2009}}</ref>

Cross was a native of Whitefish in Flathead County in northwestern [[Montana]]. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]] and fought against the Empire of [[Japan]] at the Battle of [[Guadalcanal]]. He studied acting through the assistance of the G.I. Bill of Rights at the Actors Lab in [[Hollywood]], [[California]], located next to Schwab's Drug Store, where several film stars were discovered.<ref name=rifle>{{cite web|url=http://www.riflemanconnors.com/dennis_cross.htm|title=''Dennis Cross''|publisher=Riflemanconnors.com|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref>

In the early 1950s, Cross moved to [[New York City]] and appeared in several live television programs and taped [[advertising]] spots.<ref name=rifle/> Cross's first acting role was at the age of twenty-seven as Cadet Rob in the 1952 episode "Constitution Island" of ''The Hallmark Hall of Fame,'' then on [[NBC]].<ref name=imdb/>​

In the early 1950s, Cross moved to [[New York City]] and appeared in several live television programs and taped [[advertising]] spots.<ref name=rifle/> Cross's first acting role was at the age of twenty-seven as Cadet Rob in the 1952 episode "Constitution Island" of ''The Hallmark Hall of Fame,'' then on [[NBC]].<ref name=imdb/>​