False religion preacher, Jim Jones (with personality of Adolf Hitler), died nine days earlier, by suicide in Guyana, South America, before Dan White assassinated San Francisco's Mayor, George Moscone and gay rights official, Harvey Milk.
(The two dates were Saturday, Novemver 18th, 1978 & Monday November 27th, 1978).
In 1977, Jim Jones wanted to "re-locate" the Peoples Temple goup far away from San Francisco, California & mayor George Moscone provided an airplane for their big move. Then, Jim Jones decided to leave the United States of America!
Jim Jones was like Brigham Young of the 1880's decade, a Morman, but he preached another religion & he led his "group of 900+ members" of a cult titled "The Peoples Temple" with a record of numorous sexual affairs, & was "hiding" in Guyana, South America, for approximately a year and a half (18 months), until California Congressman, Leo J. Ryan heard of complaints from former members that traveled back to San Francisco, California, (where the previous Peoples Temple church building was), After Leo J. Ryan's unexpected visit (& as he was about to return to California) Ryan + other former members were killed.
After Leo J. Ryan's discovery, and death. That was when the cyanide-laced grape flavored "Kool-Aid" was mixed up for the suicides of 900+ Peoples Temple members & children, on Saturday, November 18th, 1978. Those that refused were shot dead, then "Reverend Jim Jones" committed suicide by a pistol.
These maniacal & insane events occurred nine days before Dan White assassinated San Francisco mayor, George Moscone & gay rights activist, Harvey Milk, on early Monday morning, November 27th, 1978, and after mayor, George Moscone (along with Harvey Milk's nudging), refused to allow Dan White to return to his office, thah he resigned from the previous week, in November of 1978.
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jstang411
11 years ago
Interesting info. Not sure how it answered my question though. Was he a character in the movie?
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63x927is58401
11 years ago
No! Jim Jones fled California & "specially requested" an airplane to leave San Francisco, California, in 1977, that George Moscone applied. Saturday, November 18th, 1978 Jim Jones comitted suicide! IMDb has a bio page of him @ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm/0428385/bio
Mayor Moscone & Harvey Milk died by asssassin, Dan White 9 days after Jim Jones' suicide, on Monday, November 27th, 1978.
George Moscone, on IMDb is
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1367602/bio &
Harvey Milk, on IMDb is
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm/0587548/bio
Jim Jones' IMDb bio link is
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428385/bio
Dan White (assassin of Harvey Milk & George Moscone)'s IMDb link is
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm/1358528/bio IMDB has him listed ad ("Dan White III")
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nickm2
11 years ago
These maniacal & insane events occurred nine days before Dan White assassinated San Francisco mayor, George Moscone & gay rights activist, Harvey Milk, on early Monday morning, November 27th, 1978,
Didn't Jones tape recording ramble on about a 'White Knight cleansing San Francisco'? I'm an SF Native & really remember the times...Ironically Dan White was our district supervisor as well.
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Tobey
9 years ago
To be clear, this is to try and answer nickm2 and jstang411's questions, not to feed the rant.
There is no actor credited with playing Jim Jones in this movie. Powers Booth played him in a 1980 made for TV film and others have played him in different shows/movies.
In 'The Mayor of Castro Street', Randy Shilts writes that Harvey and his group used The People's Temple to help with their causes. They would post and hand out literature, go door to door and make phone calls. He says that Harvey's group were leery of them because they were very secretive.
He also wrote that in the first hours following the assassinations some speculated that it was related to Jonestown because of threats that Jones and others in his group had made against public figures.
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