Get Low , billed as "a true tall tale" is a great movie I just finished watching about an hour ago. It was released July 2010, and just released on DVD via redbox yesterday. Get Low is about a man who throws a "funeral party" for himself before he dies. Felix Bush, played by Robert Duval, is a hermit who claims to want to hear what others have to say about him. Truthfully, he throws the funeral because he has something to tell. And that's all I'm going to say; you'll have to watch it to learn more! Felix "Bush" Breazeale surrounded by flowers at his own funeral. When I learned this great film is loosely based on a true story, well, I had to search for that story. And I found it. Felix Bushaloo "Bush" Breazeale threw his own funeral party in 1938 Roane County, Tennessee. Here are portions of an article from the 27 June 1938 Times-Picayune in Louisiana (viewed online at GenealogyBank ). Bewhiskered Farmer Scans Heav...
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