How CNN founder Ted Turner turned the very idea of TV news around—and left us with enduring lessons
But his interests were never confined to business alone. Turner loved history, particularly the Civil War. In the 2003 film Gods and Generals, which he helped finance, he briefly appeared as a Confederate officer—sword and all. He never seemed content merely to own, sponsor or observe things from afar. He wanted to wander directly into the middle of them. His character’s sword became an oft-used prop in his office for years to come.
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