David "Stringbean" Akeman

1916–1973 (age 57)

Banjo player and comedian

About David "Stringbean" Akeman

David "Stringbean" Akeman (1916–1973) lived to age 57. They were a banjo player and comedian. Born in Annville, they died in Ridgetop. They are buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Kentucky.

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