Among the stories is how he and others from the production serenaded a young girl, as she lay dying of cancer and then took up a collection to help with the burial expenses.
It was also recalled that he purchased a dog for companionship during filming, then gave it to a local woman before leaving town and when contacted to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the film, he wrote in an email about his fond remembrance of the ever-present, locally-produced "white lightning".
