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High Jungle was a two-part episode of an anthology series Off to See the Wizard.

It was abandoned due to the death of star Eric Fleming.

Cast

Production

Fleming arrived in Lima on 17 August.

Six weeks into the location shoot in Peru, Fleming and co-star Nico Minardos were in a dugout canoe that overturned in the Huallaga River. Minardos managed to swim to safety. Fleming was swept away by the current and drowned on September 28, 1966, at age 41.

In October it was decided to abandon the film.

References

  1. MOVIE CALL SHEET: 'Fox' Next for Miss Heywood Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 18 Oct 1966: C13.
  2. Roberts, Jeremy (October 6, 2016). "Now or never: Remembering 'Rawhide' star Eric Fleming". Medium. p. 2.
  3. ERIC FLEMING, 41, OF 'RAWHIDE,' DIES: New York Times 1 Oct 1966: 31.
  4. "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
  5. Eric Fleming's Death Cancels Filming of 'High Jungle' in South America Dorothy Manners:. The Washington Post and Times-Herald (1959–1973); Washington, D.C., 12 Oct 1966: E12.

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