Wednesday 18 July 2018

423) John "Liver-Eating" Johnson

John "Liver-Eating" Johnson born John Jeremiah Johnston (c.1824 – 1900). Mountain man of the American Old West.
A film based on Johnson's life, called "Jeremiah Johnson", was released in 1972. It was directed by Sydney Pollack and starred Robert Redford as Johnson (although the liver eating was left out).

"A seriously big guy, six feet tall, 250 pounds, with flaming red hair and beard..." https://everything2.com/title/Jeremiah+Johnson

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