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Jan 18, 2019 · Here is some of what I found: Leo Sharp gained popularity for producing relatively small flowers with vibrant colors. His most popular creation was the Ojo Poco, a 2 1⁄2 -inch (64 mm) apricot-colored flower with a red bull’s-eye at the center that he introduced in 1994.
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- Is Bradley Cooper's Character, D.E.A. Agent Colin Bates, Based on A Real person?
- How Exactly Did The D.E.A. Learn About Leo Sharp?
- Did Leo Sharp's Capture Happen Like It Does in The Movie?
- What Was Leo Sharp's Punishment?
No. The Mule true story reveals that the name was changed for the movie. The real guy who inspired Clint Eastwood's character is Leo Sharp, a World War II veteran (not a Korean War veteran like in the film). Sharp's story gained national attention when The New York Times Magazineran a 2014 article by Sam Dolnick titled "The Sinaloa Cartel's 90-Year...
Yes. A fact-check of The Mule movie confirms that Leo Sharp had a flower business in Detroit called Brookwood Gardens. This is one aspect of Clint Eastwood's character that is not fiction. He owned a flower farm near Michigan City, Indiana, which sits on the shore of Lake Michigan where he lived for decades. Sharp specialized in daylilies and is cr...
No. In researching The Mule true story, we learned that this part of the movie is entirely fictional and is not in The New York Times article on which the movie is based. The article sheds very little light on Sharp's family life. It doesn't mention his wife and only says that he is a World War II veteran with a daughter living in Hawaii. It also s...
Yes. A fact-check of The Mule movie reveals that Bradley Cooper's character was inspired by D.E.A. Special Agent Jeff Moore, who captured 87-year-old Leo Sharp in 2011. Moore was interviewed by The New York Times about the investigation and Sharp's capture, which was turned into the article "The Sinaloa Cartel's 90-Year-Old Drug Mule" by Sam Dolnic...
A dealer named Tusa told the D.E.A. (including Agent Jeff Moore who Bradley Cooper's character is based on) of a heavyweight named Ramon Ramos, who was the bookkeeper for a drug trafficking ring affiliated with the Sinaloa cartel. After Moore obtained a search warrant for Ramon Ramos' house, they discovered over $350,000. Ramos, who is renamed Luis...
Sharp, who was known to authorities as "Tata" (Grandfather) was captured on October 21, 2011 at age 87. He was driving a Lincoln pickup truck on Interstate 94 toward Detroit. A dozen D.E.A. officers positioned themselves along a 70-mile portion of the highway. Each officer joined the pursuit as Sharp passed. He didn't even know he was being tailed....
Delve deeper into The Muletrue story by watching a brief news segment below that features Leo Sharp being interviewed on the day of his sentencing in 2014.
Nov 28, 2018 · Sharp specialized in daylilies and maintained a farm in which he’d hybridize new breeds of the flowers. 180 new types of daylilies have been registered to his name, many of which have won awards in international competitions. There was a whole strand of flowers named in his honor: a beautiful purple-pink flower called Siloam Leo Sharp.
Plant database entry for Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Siloam Leo Sharp') with 2 images and 21 data details.
Jul 27, 2017 · MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WLS) -- Even though Leo Sharp was a champion grower of Daylilies and a decorated World War II veteran, he was also known for something unlikely to end up on his...
Jun 11, 2014 · Is Leo Sharp a senile day-lily farmer who was taken advantage of by drug smugglers? Or did he know exactly what he was getting into?
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Sep 20, 2016 · These daylilies are a dormant diploid with well-branched scapes. Bears blue-orchid flowers, 3 inches across, with rounded, ruffled tepals, smoky-gray eyezones and green throats, in midseason. Height 18 inches. In general, daylily colors range from the expected yellow, to pink, red, lavender, and even brown.
