Hollywood icon John Wayne may have developed cancer from radiation exposure from nearby nuclear testing while filming “The Conqueror” in Utah in 1956, according to reports.
During filming in Snow Canyon, Utah, few members of the cast and crew were aware that just months earlier, the Atomic Energy Commission had conducted 11 nuclear tests at Yucca Flat in neighboring Nevada, according to RadarOnline.
Thousands of sheep died after one of the blasts, but according to the outlet, the AEC said the deaths were the result of “unprecedented cold weather.”
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