Leon Gillis (traveler)

Leon Hilton Gillis (November 11, 1920 – October 31, 2010[1]) American traveler. In 1961-62, Leon Gillis of Virginia led his family of eight on a coast-to-coast covered wagon journey, in the "Last Wagon West." In 1963-64, the Gillis family took their wagon to Europe, traveling from France, to a Dutch visit with Freddy Heineken, to Moscow, living by dint of their wits and the generosity of strangers. These journeys were covered in various local media[2] as well as Newsweek,[3] Life magazine,[4] Soviet Life,[5] the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant,[6] and on network television from prime time news to The Ed Sullivan Show, the Today Show, and the television program To Tell the Truth,[7] and Soviet film Beloved (Любимая).[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Leon Hilton Gillis". horne funeral service. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/266214/
  3. ↑ Newsweek - Google Books
  4. ↑ LIFE - Google Books
  5. ↑ Soviet life - Google Books
  6. ↑ 1964 October 23 TASS, anonymous photographer. Leon Gillis family in covered wagon in USSR | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
  7. ↑ http://www.roanoke.com/columnists/casey/wb/280995/
  8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFGScBqNznw&t=44m35s


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