1. Leon Klinghoffer was an American man who was shot, killed and thrown overboard from the cruise ship Achille Lauro by members of the Palestinian Liberation Front who hijacked the ship in 1985.
13 Facts About Leon Klinghoffer
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Leon Klinghoffer suffered two strokes later in his life that caused him to use a wheelchair.
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Leon Klinghoffer flew missions in Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers with the 93rd Bombardment Group in the European theatre of World War II.
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In 1985, Leon Klinghoffer was on a cruise on the Achille Lauro with his wife Marilyn to celebrate their 36th wedding anniversary.
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Additionally, Leon Klinghoffer was Jewish and American, and his wheelchair made him both difficult to move around the ship and his absence less likely to cause resistance among the surviving hostages.
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Leon Klinghoffer was taken back along the entire deck of the ship to the stern.
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Marilyn Klinghoffer noticed that Leon was not there and began to weep.
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Leon Klinghoffer pleaded with the hijackers to let her see her husband in the infirmary, but they refused.
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Leon Klinghoffer learned the truth only after the hijackers left the ship at Port Said.
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Leon Klinghoffer was buried at Beth David Memorial Park in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
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Leon Klinghoffer was captured in Iraq in 2003 by US forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and he died in custody a year later of heart disease, according to the US government.
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The concept of the opera The Death of Leon Klinghoffer originated with theatre director Peter Sellars, who was a major collaborator, as was choreographer Mark Morris.
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Leon Klinghoffer is mentioned in the graphic novel Palestine by Joe Sacco.