Living on SoCal in the early to late 60s, we ran across several celebs. George Goebel was a blind drunk. Sinatra was a mean drunk, but quite personable and giving when sober. Red Skeleton was a kind man, as was Roy Rogers. Who was just as he appeared on screen. A kind, decent man who, along with Dale, was a straight shooter. Ray Molland was also an alcoholic. Bob Denver could be quite mean in person. Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon were friendly. The Beach Boys were finding their sound. Carlos Santana was nice to me when I accidentally bumped into him one time.
As for WWII, my uncle was a tank crewman from Operation Cobra through the wars end. Was the only survivor of his original tank crew and liberated Buchenwald. It haunted him for the rest of his life. I have never seen “Fury”, but it resembled my uncle’s experiences, from the sound of it.
Well, I grew up in Atlanta metro in the 50’s and 60’s and got to meet Lester Maddox, so there. Heh——
My Dad was Airborne Infantry in WWII. Still trying to figure out where his combat infantryman badge got off to.
Have you ever seen the movie Fury with Brad Pitt. I’m trying to figure just how over the top the portrayal of the American servicemen was.