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Larry Hagman - J R

Larry hagman played j r, ewing with a stetson, a cigar and a greedy glint in his eye. The Texan oil barons' villainy became world renowned. So where did this character come from? i was born in a little town called fort worth, which is 20 miles s of dallas. I worked with a lot of oil men down there when i was 15, 16 years old. And i modelled my character after him. Funny, ruthless, for good or for bad.

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