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William Redden (born October 13, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as a backwoods mountain boy in the 1972 film Deliverance, where he played Lonnie, a banjo-playing teenager in north Georgia, who played the noted "Dueling Banjos" with Drew Ballinger ().
Redding manages to ambush the sheriff's men and in the confusion one of Ballard's men is killed. Seeking to ease the escalating violence, the Governor of Wyoming offers Redding amnesty if he surrenders. Redding accepts but later sends a letter promising to support Billy's tribe against the United States, jeopardizing his amnesty agreement.
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Billy Redden (b. 1956), American actor in Deliverance; Chrissy Redden (born 1966), Canadian Olympic cyclist; Jack Redden (born 1990), Australian rules football player; James A. Redden (1929–2020), U.S. District Court Judge; Jarrad Redden (born 1990), Australian rules football player; Monroe Minor Redden (1901–1987), U.S. Congressman
Redding was found dead in his home in Clonakilty on 11 May 2003, three weeks after the death of his mother. [19] A postmortem was carried out on 13 May at Cork University Hospital in Wilton, Cork. The report concluded that Redding died from "shock haemorrhage due to oesophageal varices in reaction to cirrhosis of the liver". [20]
After Redding's death, the Académie du Jazz in France named an award after him. The Prix Otis Redding is given to the best record release in the field of R&B. Redding was the first recipient of the award for The Otis Redding Story on Stax; [142] following winners of the award include Aretha Franklin, Ike & Tina Turner, and Curtis Mayfield.
Dylan, Kolt, Gabby and Emma break into Redding House after a party to look around despite a warning from campus security guard Clyde. Emma has strange experiences while exploring on her own. The other three knock over a container of cremated ashes and inhale the dust of the three men burned there in 1951.