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Thread #45709   Message #1156288
Posted By: JohnInKansas
07-Apr-04 - 12:03 AM
Thread Name: BS: The writer's life
Subject: RE: BS: The writer's life
Amergin -

One of the popular "fallout conspiracy" tales that's been batted around for several decades relates to the group of actors and filming crews who made 2(?) movies in the desert (Nevada or Arizona?) near where a US nuclear test had been staged. Era was the 1950s. The only irrefutable conclusion was that both the movies were "bombs," and I don't remember the names, but a couple of books claimed that nearly 35% of the people involved eventually died of cancer. The only participant whose name I'm sure of was John Wayne. At least one female (an actress) did file suit against the AEC(?) over it, but I don't know the outcome of the suit.

At least it's a lead other than Chernobyl.

John