- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Golfing Bandit
- Michael Austin was born on February 17, 1915 in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK. He was an actor, known for The Star Chamber (1983) and Hot Paint (1988). He was married to Tanya Austin. He died on November 22, 2005 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseTanya Austin(? - November 22, 2005) (his death)
- Holds the world record for longest drive in a professional golf tournament. He hit a 515-yard drive made during a 1974 U.S. National Seniors Open championship in Las Vegas when he was 64.
- He earned a bachelor's degrees in physics and engineering at Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology. He also earned a doctorate in kinesiology at Georgia Tech.
- Suffered a stroke in 1989 that left him partially paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. He continued to teach golf until about two weeks prior to his death in November 2005.
- Was an opera singer and appeared in the Los Angeles Civic Opera production of "Desert Song" in 1947.
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