Jerry Merryman The calculating
“Jerry Merryman was the most brilliant man that I’ve ever met. Period.”
From This is True for 10 March 2019
Volume 8
Carrie Ann Lucas Champion of the disabled
Angered by discrimination against the disabled, Lucas sued, and won.
From This is True for 3 March 2019
Fred Foster Record producer
Foster ‘discovered’ a number of singers who went on to be massive stars.
From This is True for 24 February 2019
Dick Churchill Escapee
Churchill was the last of the participants of the real “Great Escape” alive.
From This is True for 17 February 2019
Ron Hutchinson Film historian
“He discovered vaudevillians who had been forgotten for years.”
From This is True for 10 February 2019
Stewart Adams Pharmacist
Adams headed the team that created the first successful nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (or “NSAID”) since aspirin.
From This is True for 3 February 2019
Tony Mendez CIA agent
Mendez ran the CIA side of the Canadian Caper.
From This is True for 27 January 2019
Millicent Young Pilot
The training was strenuous, following the same program as male pilots.
From This is True for 20 January 2019
Lester Wunderman The direct
“If there is a lesson to be learned, I believe it is to not do anything half-heartedly.”
From This is True for 13 January 2019
Bob Einstein Comic actor
Einstein vowed never to work in comedy, until he got an inside look at what the business was really like.
From This is True for 6 January 2019