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Sep 28, 2018 · Novelist Matt Bondurant’s family has taken its place in gangster lore with the recent release of “Lawless,” an independent film based on the true story of the “Bondurant Boys,” his grandfather Jack and great uncles Howard and Forrest Bondurant, brothers whose moonshine operation was so prolific reporters and federal Sep 1, 2012
In 2015's Legend he played twin brothers Ronnie and Reggie Kray, ... Across the pond, Tom Hardy has also brought to life the role of Forrest Bondurant in Lawless (2012). Bondurant was a ...
Feb 24, 2021 · James Forrest (Forrest) Bondurant. Born 21 Nov 1901 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA. Ancestors. Son of Granville Thomas Bondurant and Malisha Elizabeth (Barbour) Bondurant. Brother of Belva M Bondurant, Era S Bondurant, Benjamin Howard Bondurant, Lawson B Bondurant, Eddie T Bondurant, Clarance Bondurant, Mary V Bondurant, Jesse B Bondurant ...
Aug 29, 2012 · In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Va., run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business, bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest (Tom Hardy) is the brain of ...
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Oct 4, 2012 · In December of 1930, Jack, Forrest and Howard Bondurant were crossing a bridge with cars full of illegal moonshine when they were stopped by local sheriff deputies looking for trouble. Historical accounts of the event are unclear, but the altercation quickly turned violent and two of the brothers were shot.
Aug 28, 2012 · The Bondurant boys are based on Matt’s grandfather (Jack) and great uncles. Most of the book is fictional, but the foundation is based on researching Franklin County, using transcripts from The Great Moonshine Conspiracy trial of 1935, and family stories he’d heard growing up – like his great uncle Forest having actually survived his throat being cut, a ton of lumber being dropped on him ...
Aug 23, 2012 · Forrest, the middle brother, was their talisman, reputed to be invincible; two years earlier, according to family legend, he’d had his throat slit, perhaps over a botched liquor deal.
