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4. They should have given Marion Morrison the Oscar for one of his military roles.

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 12:23 PM

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There are people out there who are still stubbornly convinced that Marion was some kind of “patriot” because he played military men. When, IRL, he was a draft-dodging coward, and a bully who wanted to beat up a woman (Sacheen Littefeather) because she said something he disagreed with.

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