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Adrian Joseph Cronauer (September 8, 1938 – July 18, 2018) was a United States Air Force Sergeant and radio personality whose experiences as an innovative disc jockey on American Forces Network during the Vietnam War inspired the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam starring Robin Williams as Cronauer.
Jul 20, 2018 · Vietnam War. Real ‘Good Morning Vietnam’ DJ Offered Escape for Young Troops. Adrian Cronauer saw his role on the radio in Vietnam as a way to keep members of the military entertained as...
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Sep 23, 2022 · Adrian Cronauer was an Air Force sergeant who served as a DJ in Vietnam. Learn how his experience inspired the film, 'Good Morning, Vietnam.'
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In 1965, during the war in Vietnam, he was a DJ in Saigon on Armed Forces Radio hosting a Top 40 radio show called Dawn Buster in which he signed on each morning with the now-famous words,...
Jul 20, 2018 · Adrian Cronauer, who served as inspiration for Robin Williams' breakout character in the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam, has died in Virginia aged 79. Like his eponymous character, Cronauer...
Jul 19, 2018 · During finals last month, Cronauer found that "Good Morning, Vietnam," the first film to find any humor in the undeclared war that dominated American headlines and cut up the American psyche between 1963 and 1975, was his only release. He is charmed by Williams' portrayal and the liberties the film takes with his experiences.
Jun 12, 2006 · He chose Vietnam. But shortly before he arrived in-country, the Gulf of Tonkin incident changed the whole scope of the American effort there. Cronauer’s broadcasting style was more like something a person could hear on Stateside radio than on the military radio and television service.
