
Film
1979
Mission Mind Control
Uncovering government agencies (especially the CIA) that secretly tested the effects of LSD on humans.
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Acting
Died
1984-06-25
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United States
Known for
Acting
James R. Thornwell was an American Army Private who, in 1961, was administered LSD without his knowledge during an interrogation by the U.S. Army. In 1978, after learning he had been dosed, Thornwell filed a $10 million lawsuit against the U.S. government, which was ultimately settled for $625,000. He died of an apparent epileptic seizure in 1984, at the age of 46.