Why it took 2 decades for ‘Patton’ to make it to the big screen
The movie "Patton" was released in 1970 and gained significant attention from moviegoers and critics. President Richard Nixon was among those who liked the film. The movie's portrayal of General George S.
Patton was also validated by his daughter, Ruth Ellen Patton Totten, who complimented the producer, Frank McCarthy. McCarthy, a former brigadier general, had known Patton and wanted to make a movie about him. Further details about the movie and its production are available from the source, including the backstory of how the idea was first pitched to Twentieth Century Fox in 1951.
Related Legacy stories
This American flag survived D-Day, then was returned to the US 75 years later
When Howard Vander Beek died in 2014 at the age of 97, he left behind a distinct reminder of his World War II service. Vander Beek, a lieute
Medal of Honor recipient and legendary Vietnam War helicopter pilot ‘Old Snake’ has died
Retired Army Col. Bruce Perry Crandall, the legendary helicopter pilot who was awarded the U.S. military’s highest decoration for valor for
Air Force crew honors WWII-era Flying Tigers with A-10 paint job
It started as a routine transfer. Following an asset transfer from Korea, maintainers at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, accepted and process