Hal Needham, Stuntman, Korean War Paratrooper

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Most of us have seen Smokey and the Bandit or Cannonball Run. The guy behind those was a paratrooper turned stuntman turned director. Many of the stunts you see today were developed by him. I'm not one to gush over celebrities, but this man was a legend.


http://www.npr.org/2011/02/07/133308299/stuntman-high-jumps-tall-stories-from-a-veteran
http://variety.com/2013/film/news/hal-needham-legendary-stuntman-and-director-dead-at-82-1200763031/

At one time the highest paid stuntman in the world, he was said to have broken 56 bones, broken his back twice, punctured a lung and knocked out a few teeth while working on 4500 TV episodes and 310 feature films. His work was admired by generations of filmmakers including Quentin Tarantino.
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