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Word: rightdown (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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York's only complaint about the film was over its portrayal of how he "got religion." According to Hollywood, he was knocked off a mule by a bolt of lightning. But York explained it differently: "That weren't the rightdown facts of it. You see, I had met Miss Gracie. Miss Gracie said that she wouldn't let me come a-courting until I'd quit my mean drinking, fighting and card flipping. So you see I was struck down by the power of love and the Great God Almighty, all together. A bolt of lightning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heroes: One Day's Work | 9/11/1964 | See Source »

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