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Season 3, Episode 2: A Conversation with George Leopold, Gus Grissom’s Official Biographer, Part 2
This is part 2 our interview with George Leopold, who wrote Gus Grissom’s biography entitled, “Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom” It was initially published by Purdue University Press in 2016, and a paperback edition was released in 2019.
In this podcast, co-hosts Eleanor O’Rangers and Tom Hill continue their discussion with George, exploring the process of researching and writing a biography, the legacy of the Apollo 1 fire which claimed the lives of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, and the elephant in the room—the portrayal of Gus in the 1983 movie, “The Right Stuff”.
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You can follow George Leopold on Twitter @gleopold1 or on his blog: https://gleopold.wordpress.com/
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By Eleanor O'RangersThis is part 2 our interview with George Leopold, who wrote Gus Grissom’s biography entitled, “Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom” It was initially published by Purdue University Press in 2016, and a paperback edition was released in 2019.
In this podcast, co-hosts Eleanor O’Rangers and Tom Hill continue their discussion with George, exploring the process of researching and writing a biography, the legacy of the Apollo 1 fire which claimed the lives of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, and the elephant in the room—the portrayal of Gus in the 1983 movie, “The Right Stuff”.
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You can follow George Leopold on Twitter @gleopold1 or on his blog: https://gleopold.wordpress.com/