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The Great Locomotive Chase is a 1956 Disney film based on the real Great Locomotive Chase that occurred in 1862 during the American Civil War. The movie stars Fess Parker as James J. Andrews, the ringleader of a group of Union soldiers from various Ohio regiments who conspired to steal a Confederate train north of Atlanta, Georgia, and drive it to Tennessee and the Union lines, tearing up railroad tracks and destroying bridges and telegraph lines along the way.

Directed by Francis D. Lyon, the 85-minute full-color film also features Jeffrey Hunter, Jeff York, John Lupton, and Slim Pickens. Filmed in Georgia, it was released in U.S. theaters on June 8, 1956, and capitalized on Parker's growing fame as an actor from his portrayal of Davy Crockett.

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Walt Disney Pictures

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Founded Burbank, California, USA (1983)
Headquarters Burbank, California, USA

Key people Dick Cook, Chairman
Oren Aviv, President

Industry Motion pictures
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The Great Locomotive Chase or Andrews' Raid was a military raid that occurred April 12, 1862, in northern Georgia during the American Civil War. Volunteers from the Union Army stole a train in an effort to disrupt the vital Western & Atlantic Railroad (W&A), which ran from
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American Civil War (1861–1865) was a major war between the United States (the "Union") and eleven Southern slave states which declared that they had a right to secession and formed the Confederate States of America, led by President Jefferson Davis.
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Fess Elisha Parker Jr. (born August 16, 1924) is an American film and television actor best known for his 1950s portrayals of Davy Crockett for Walt Disney, as well as a wine maker and resort owner-operator.
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James J. Andrews (c. 1829 – June 7, 1862) was an American Civil War civilian espionage agent for the Union Army who led a daring raid on the Western and Atlantic Railroad that became famous as the Great Locomotive Chase.
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The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the Northern Army, or the National Army.[1]
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State of Ohio

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Nickname(s): The Buckeye State,
"Birthplace of Aviation" "The Heart Of It All"
Motto(s): With God, all things are possible

Official language(s) English de facto
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A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. Depending on the nation of origin and mission, a modern regiment may be similar to a brigade, in that both range in size from a few hundred to a 2,000 soldiers (3- to 7 standard
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The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) was the government formed by eleven southern states of the United States of America between 1861 and 1865.
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Atlanta, Georgia
Downtown Atlanta

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Nickname: Hotlanta,[1] The A-T-L[1]
Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties and the state of Georgia
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State of Tennessee

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Nickname(s): Volunteer State
Motto(s): Agriculture and commerce

Official language(s) English

Capital Nashville
Largest city Memphis

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Francis D. Lyon (July 29, 1905- October 8, 1996) was a Hollywood film director and editor. He was born in North Dakota and attended UCLA before moving to England to begin his career in film. He returned to the US and from the early 1930s to the 1950s, Lyon was exclusively an editor.
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Jeffrey Hunter

Jeffrey Hunter
Birth name Henry Herman McKinnies Jr.
Born November 25 1926(1926--)
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died May 27 1969 (aged 44) (stroke)
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Jeff York (born March 23, 1912 - died October 11, 1995 ) was an American film and television actor who began his career in the late 1930s using the stage name Granville Owen. He was also sometimes credited as Jeff Yorke.
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John Lupton (Birthname: John Rollin Lupton b. August 23, 1928 in Highland Park, Illinois - d. November 3, 1993 in Los Angeles, California) was a movie and TV actor.

Upon graduation from New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Lupton secured immediate stage work.
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Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens riding the bomb in the movie
Birth name Louis Burton (Bert) Lindley, Jr.
Born May 29 1919(1919--)
Kingsburg, California,
U.S.
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State of Georgia

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Nickname(s): Peach State, Empire State of the South
Motto(s): Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation

Official language(s) English

Capital Atlanta

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June 8 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

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1920s  1930s  1940s  - 1950s -  1960s  1970s  1980s
1953 1954 1955 - 1956 - 1957 1958 1959

Year 1956 (MCMLVI
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David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician; usually referred to as Davy Crockett and by the popular title "King of the Wild Frontier".
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Fess Elisha Parker Jr. (born August 16, 1924) is an American film and television actor best known for his 1950s portrayals of Davy Crockett for Walt Disney, as well as a wine maker and resort owner-operator.
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James J. Andrews (c. 1829 – June 7, 1862) was an American Civil War civilian espionage agent for the Union Army who led a daring raid on the Western and Atlantic Railroad that became famous as the Great Locomotive Chase.
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Jeffrey Hunter

Jeffrey Hunter
Birth name Henry Herman McKinnies Jr.
Born November 25 1926(1926--)
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died May 27 1969 (aged 44) (stroke)
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For other people named William Fuller, see William Fuller.
William Allen Fuller (April 15, 1836 – December 28, 1905) was a conductor on the Western & Atlantic Railroad during the American Civil War era.
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Jeff York (born March 23, 1912 - died October 11, 1995 ) was an American film and television actor who began his career in the late 1930s using the stage name Granville Owen. He was also sometimes credited as Jeff Yorke.
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John Lupton (Birthname: John Rollin Lupton b. August 23, 1928 in Highland Park, Illinois - d. November 3, 1993 in Los Angeles, California) was a movie and TV actor.

Upon graduation from New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Lupton secured immediate stage work.
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Kenneth Tobey

Born March 23 1917
Oakland, California
Died December 22, 2002

Kenneth Tobey (March 23 1917 - December 22, 2002) was an American stage, television, and film actor.
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Claude Jarman Jr.

from the trailer for the film The Yearling (1946).

Born September 27 1934 (1934--) (age 73)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
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Jacob Wilson Parrot (July 17, 1843 – December 22, 1908) was a soldier in the volunteer Union army during the American Civil War. He was the first recipient of the Medal of Honor, a new military award first presented by the United States Department of War to several soldiers
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Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is sometimes erroneously referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor because the President presents the award "in the name of the Congress".
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