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In reply to the discussion: Post a true but little known fact about someone famous, living or dead -- Part 6 [View all]red dog 1
(27,767 posts)62. Jimmy Stewart was a brave man, and a great actor as well, unlike Ronald Reagan, who was a
chicken hawk who "named names" at the McCarthy hearings, costing more than 100 Hollywood actors, directors & producers their jobs.
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red dog 1
Jun 2018
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While volunteering as a recording engineer for Berkeley FM radio station KPFA, Phil Lesh met
red dog 1
Jun 2018
#7
When he was 13, Harlan Ellison ran away to join a small circus, called a "Gilly"
red dog 1
Jun 2018
#2
Some wanted to court-martial him but his father was too powerful, I had a friend get that medal
braddy
Jun 2018
#11
Books I have read over the decades, but it is obvious to even non-veterans that something accounts
braddy
Jun 2018
#14
Wiki is far from perfectly accurate, why no medal for combat heroism? You will have to dig more into
braddy
Jun 2018
#17
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi used to have people fly Burger King takeout to him on the sly
jberryhill
Jun 2018
#5
Robert A Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and L Sprague de Camp all worked together at the Philly Naval Yard
First Speaker
Jun 2018
#13
LBJ was awarded America's third highest award for valor in combat, the Silver Star.
braddy
Jun 2018
#15
Wait all you want, I'm not going to devote the time and effort to start from scratch on this
braddy
Jun 2018
#20
I suspect that "some" wanted to court martial George Washington. Have never seen the proof.
dameatball
Jun 2018
#27
There is a YouTube video of an interview with Waylon Jennings where he admits the story
Boomerproud
Jun 2018
#25
Dion was on the tour, but the reason he chose not to go on the plane had nothing to do with
red dog 1
Jun 2018
#41
Probably mentioned before: Jimi Hendrix first tv appearance playing backup for Buddy & Stacy
4139
Jun 2018
#30
In 1977, Tom Waits was arrested outside Duke's Tropicana Coffee Shop in Los Angeles
red dog 1
Jun 2018
#54
The Actor Jimmy Stewart was a Brigadier General in the Air Force Reserve, and led many bombing...
NNadir
Jun 2018
#60
Jimmy Stewart was a brave man, and a great actor as well, unlike Ronald Reagan, who was a
red dog 1
Jul 2018
#62
In 1990, Danny Bonaduce was arrested while attempting to buy cocaine in Daytona Beach, Florida
red dog 1
Jul 2018
#66
"MerleFest" - one of the world's largest and most-prestigious folk music festivals - held annually
red dog 1
Jul 2018
#67
"Get a Life" (starring former-SNL alum Chris Elliott) probably had the weirdest show topics of any
red dog 1
Jul 2018
#69
"Monty Python's Life of Brian" would never have been made without George Harrison's help
red dog 1
Jul 2018
#72
Before becoming a UFO researcher, Stanton Friedman worked as a nuclear physicist for 14 years
red dog 1
Jul 2018
#73
In 1968, Charles Manson & his "family" lived with Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys at
red dog 1
Jul 2018
#75
In an interview years ago, Robert Altman expressed bitterness towards "Mash" the TV show
red dog 1
Jul 2018
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