Hi.  Only yesterday did I read a movie review of "The Patriot".  The reviewer said the protagonist, played by  Australian Mel Gibson,
originally had been patterned more closely upon Francis Marion.  The movie studio backed away from even mentioning Marion when they discovered that the "real" Francis Marion raped slaves and killed Native Americans for sport.  Is that true??

A good number, about 8, of my ancestors were given "Francis  Marion" as first and middle names.  Aside from its musicality, two syllables then three, "Francis Marion Smith" it gives a person's name some heft.  Wasn't John Wayne's "real" name "Marion"? 

Can anyone corroborate the accusations against FM or refute them?   Ken Robinson           kenrob1@prodigy.net



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