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His "Gooood Morning, Vietnam" sounded a little different from the movie. Adrian Cronauer, the legendary anchor of the APN in Saigon, even shot the "O" longer than Robin Williams – who personified the reckless type of radio in the 1987 film. Seven-second call to American soldiers, which he slammed into the Asian ether in 1965, emphasized the double vowel at the wake-up call.
Director Barry Levinson created a cinematic memorial for the presenter with his penchant for rock music 'roll'. On Wednesday, Cronauer died at the age of 79 in a retirement home in Troutville, Virginia, five years after the death of his actor Robin Williams, who received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his wise interpretation. ,
The film shows only half the truth
The film "Good Morning, Vietnam" has not only helped Cronauer to become known around the world, he has also created some myths and legends. If he had actually acted as Robin Williams showed, he would have been thrown into the military prison, Cronauer said later. Cronauer did not dispute that he preferred to entertain American soldiers who served in Vietnam with rock music rather than stifling ballads, and that he often used his network superiors from US forces. However, this did not apply to the dismissal that was the subject of the film. "I was not expelled," Cronauer added later. He had completed his full service and was then dismissed with all the honors of military service, he said.
Cronauer had studied radio, but went to college at the air force. Although he passed the pilot entry examination, he chose the radio unit – as a pilot he should have engaged for a longer period. Prior to his mission in Vietnam, Cronauer was initially stationed in Crete. After his military service, he continued to work as a radio host and speaker, including at the New York Times radio station. He was a spokesman for the commercials and operated an advertising agency. In 1979, he co-wrote with another Vietnam veteran the screenplay, which will later become the Hollywood film about him. The income of the film, he changed profession, Cronauer became a lawyer in media law and partner of a specialized law firm. From 2001 to 2009, he advised the Department of Defense and the Missing Office of the US Department of Defense and was involved in veterans groups from Vietnam.
"An antidote to cultural shock"
The film-Cronauer is synonymous with confident radio presenter who fights subversively against ossified structures and tries to find a slightly different terrain in a military station. He was not a subversive. On the contrary, he himself saw the NPC's mission as an antidote to this cultural shock for young men thrown into a completely different world by giving them something familiar. "I tried to make this sound as much as possible at a seed radio station". His wake-up call will be recalled. Kurt Sagatz
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