Fred Tuttle
Frederick Herman "Fred" Tuttle (July 18, 1919 – October 4, 2003) was an American dairy farmer, actor and 1998 candidate for the U.S. Senate from the state of Vermont for the Republican Party. He was born in Tunbridge, Vermont. He appeared in movies such as Nosey Parker and Man with a Plan.
Tuttle ran against senator Patrick Leahy in the Vermont senate elections. He lost in a landslide to Leahy. Tuttle was described by Senator Leahy as "the distilled essence of Vermonthood". He was thought by many to be an example of the "everyman".
Tuttle died of a heart attack in his farm in Tunbridge, Vermont at the age of 84.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ "Man With a Plan" Becomes Reality Archived 2008-10-01 at the Wayback Machine NewEnglandFilm.com, October 1, 1998
- ↑ Fred Tuttle: A Man with a Plan at the Internet Archive Vermont Only, archived October 2, 2008 from the original
- ↑ Fred Tuttle, 84, Farmer and Celebrity, Dies The New York Times, October 7, 2003