I’ve long known that the late Jim Thompson was a superb writer — having written the source material for The Grifters, The Getaway, and co-written the screenplays for two of Stanley Kubrick’s earliest films, The Killing and the brilliant Paths of Glory.
Who knew he founded the sprawling Free Republic Website as well, before passing away in 1977?
Only one man, one giant amongst journalists, that’s who.
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