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  1. Adrian Joseph Cronauer (September 8, 1938 – July 18, 2018) was a United States Air Force Sergeant [4] [5] [6] 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. [7] [8] [9] Early life.

  2. Jul 20, 2018 · 20 July 2018. Getty Images. Air force Sgt Cronauer spent most of his life in broadcasting, before Hollywood depicted his life. Adrian Cronauer, who served as inspiration for Robin Williams'...

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  4. Jul 20, 2018 · 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 they served...

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  5. Jul 19, 2018 · During his service as a U.S. Air Force sergeant in Vietnam in 1965 and 1966, Cronauer opened his Armed Forces Radio show with the phrase, “Goooooood morning, Vietnam!”

  6. Jul 19, 2018 · Adrian Cronauer: veteran whose radio antics inspired Good Morning, Vietnam dies aged 79 | Vietnam | The Guardian. Adrian Cronauer, who was a US air force sergeant in Vietnam in 1965...

  7. Jun 12, 2006 · Cronauer did, however, swim against the current of the staid conventions of that time, risking the ire of his bosses on more than one occasion. With his friend Ben Moses, who had also served in Vietnam, he wrote a screenplay in 1979 based on his experiences more than 10 years earlier.

  8. Jul 20, 2018 · Adrian Cronauer, the military radio DJ who came up with the "Good Morning, Vietnam" catchphrase made famous by Robin Williams in the film of the same name, has died aged 79.

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