Doc Greene

Edgar C. (Doc) Greene (born June 20, 1920 in Beaumont, Texas – died August 11, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American actor, newspaperman and columnist. He worked for the Detroit Times, Chicago Herald-American and was a columnist for The Detroit News. Greene was a Marine platoon leader in the South Pacific during World War II and earned four citations, including a Navy Cross and two Purple Hearts. In 1953, he founded Detroit’s Hazel Park Harness Raceway.