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Who is the person who ran across the US during the 1970s that is referenced in the movie Forrest Gump?
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∙ 11y ago
The real Forrest Gump's name is George Woods, who was autistic. As with many autistic people, Woods was gifted in a particular subject, his being math. In the movie when Gump has finished running and turns to go home, he states the years, months, days, hours and minutes of his cross-country trips. That's how Woods summed things up also, all in his head without paper/pencil or calculator.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe character Forrest Gump was inspired by a real man named Samuel Davis, Jr. But Davis didn't run nor was he a shrimp boat captain or a ping pong champion. He was a decorated war hero though and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, as was the fictional Gump.
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∙ 11y agoI had not heard if there was one. Many people have ran cross country but did not inspire the Gump run.
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Is the movie 'Forrest Gump' based on a real person?
No
Is Forrest gump still alive?
Forrest Gump is not a real person. He was a fictional character in a movie of the same title, but he will always live on in the hearts and minds of many. Tom Hanks, the actor who won an Oscar for playing Forrest Gump, is still alive.
On whom is Forrest Gump based?
Forrest Gump was inspired by real life war hero Sammy Davis.
Was the Vietnam protester in Forrest Gump based on an actual person?
The person wearing the American flag shirt, who asks Forrest, "Tell us a little bit about the war, man" is supposed to be real-life war-protester Abey Hoffman. Richard D'Alessandro played the part.
What in Forrest Gump was real and what was fake?
What do you mean by "real?" Although the movie (and the novel it was based on) take place amid the backdrop of real historical events, it is a completely fictional story. Forrest Gump is not a real person. He is a fictional character.
Is Forrest an abstract noun or concrete?
The proper noun 'Forrest' is a concrete noun, the name of a person (Nathan Bedford Forrest or Forrest Gump) and the name of a place (Forrest County School District, Hattiesburg, MS or Forrest, Victoria Australia); a word for a physical person and a physical place.
Did the movie Forrest Gump reveal the true identity of the person in the film?
No, the movie Forrest Gump did not reveal the true identity of a mentally retarded person.
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What was name of person portrayed as Forrest Gump?
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Is the movie 'Forrest Gump' based on a real person?
No
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if you are talking about someone from a movie its forrest gump and he got it for saving his fellow troops and commanding officer
Is Forrest gump still alive?
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On whom is Forrest Gump based?
Forrest Gump was inspired by real life war hero Sammy Davis.
Was the Vietnam protester in Forrest Gump based on an actual person?
The person wearing the American flag shirt, who asks Forrest, "Tell us a little bit about the war, man" is supposed to be real-life war-protester Abey Hoffman. Richard D'Alessandro played the part.
