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James Thornwell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Day of Death

June 25, 1984

Place of Birth

United States

Also Known As

James R. Thornwell

James Thornwell

Acting

Biography

James R. Thornwell was an American Army Private who, in 1961, was administered LSD without his knowledge during an interrogation by the U.S. Army. In 1978, after learning he had been dosed, Thornwell filed a $10 million lawsuit against the U.S. government, which was ultimately settled for $625,000. He died of an apparent epileptic seizure in 1984, at the age of 46.

Known For

Filmography