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Curtis LeMay (1906–1990)

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Curtis LeMay was a US Air Force general who was credited during World War II with developing the strategic bombing campaign against the Japanese that greatly helped in the conclusion of the war. He was also credited with reorganizing the Strategic Air Command into an effective force that became capable of waging a nuclear war against the Soviet Union if that option became necessary... See full bio »

Born:

Curtis Emerson LeMay
in Columbus, Ohio, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Riverside, California, USA

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1957 Goodyear Theatre (TV series) (consultant)
 
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1974 The World at War (TV series documentary)
Himself - Divisional Commander
– Whirlwind: Bombing Germany - September 1939-April 1944 (1974) … Himself - Divisional Commander (as General Curtis Le May)
 
1955 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #2.38 (1955) … Himself (as General Curtis LeMay)
 
1945 The Last Bomb (documentary short)
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2009 Great Planes (TV series documentary)
 
2005 X Day: The Invasion of Japan (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 DC3:ans sista resa (TV documentary)
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2003 Modern Marvels (TV series documentary)
 
2003 The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 Roots of the Cuban Missile Crisis (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
1997 On the Brink: Doomsday (TV documentary)
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1991 JFK
Himself - in Front of Map, Beside McNamara (uncredited)
 
1968 In the Year of the Pig (documentary)
Himself - Speech on Communist Aggression (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1988) Book (with Bill Yenne): "Superfortress: The Story of the B-29 and American Air Power".

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3 Print Biographies  | See more »

Alternate Names:

General Curtis Le May | General Curtis LeMay
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He was the inspiration for warmongering General Buck Turgidson in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. See more »

Nickname:

Bombs Away See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio