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- Birth nameMerrill Lee Connally
- Merrill Connally was born on April 9, 1921 in Floresville, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Rush (1991) and The Sugarland Express (1974). He was married to Mary Howard. He died on September 4, 2001 in Floresville, Texas, USA.
- SpouseMary Howard(? - September 4, 2001) (his death, 2 children)
- RelativesJohn Connally(Sibling)
- Brother of Texas governor John Connally; brother-in-law of Nellie Connally.
- During the filming of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), he was known on the roll-call sheets as "The American Eagle" because of his shock of white hair and his authoritarian demeanor. In fact, director 'Steven Spielberg (I)' was so impressed with the way he spoke that he kept taking lines of dialogue from other actors to give to him.
- Was a delegate to the 1956 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
- Buried at Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Texas, USA.
- Uncle of Sharon Connally, Mark M. Connally, John B. Connally III and Kathleen Connally.
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