Jung s early business of flying marijuana into the united states from t. Jun 03, 2017 in real life, soon after george jung was released in 2014, the father and daughter started working on their new family business boston george apparel. A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy american heiress. George jung, the former cocaine dealer who was released from prison this week, said he wrote a sequel to blow, a movie starring johnny depp based on his life. At the same time, it is a wonderful excursion into the world of the unconscious. Episode 39 boston george jung how much money is enough. George jung is arguably the most famous drug smuggler in american history, thanks to the the movie blow in which jung was immortalized by hollywood idol johnny depp, and the book by journalist. Blow is a 2001 american biographical crime film, directed by ted demme, about american cocaine smuggler george jung. Jun 06, 2014 a rep for jung says his new book, entitled heavy.
George jacob jung, nicknamed boston george, was a major player in the cocaine trade of pablo escobars. Infamous cocaine smuggler george jung returns home to weymouth. Oct 25, 2017 mirtha jung is not very popular personality, in fact, people search for her as they are interested about famous drug lord george jung. But if i had to pick one, i would recommend to buy the book. Ill grant you ive had more than my share of poignant moments. Eventually, he joined the medellin cartel and with. Convicted drug dealer george jung, who was the subject of the 1993 book and 2001 johnny depp movie blow, was released from federal prison this week with a sequel in his hand, according to the celebrity website tmz. Need another excuse to treat yourself to new book this week. Carlos lehder, george jung prison cell together drug. Sep 07, 2016 sources suggest that mirtha jung, george jungs exwife currently lives in california.
Who is george jung and is he still alive, where is he now. Blow is the unlikely story of george jungs roller coaster ride from. George jung is one of americas most wellknown drug dealers. A fascinating personality, jung rose to a smallscale marijuana smuggler from a high school football player in no small cocaine kingpin who operated with one of the largest and most ruthless drug cartels ever. On december 6, 2016 jung was arrested and booked in sacramento county jail for around a month, for violating his parole.
David mckenna and nick cassavetes adapted bruce porters 1993 book blow. Boston george, a docuseries about notorious drug smuggler and weymouth native george jung, is being produced by georgette angelos and chris chesson under c2g productions, a company they formed. The series, boston george, is the latest in a number of moneymaking ventures, including merchandise and a selfpublished book, that jung has launched to cash in on his celebrity as he tries to adjust to life on the outside after serving a. Anecdotal sources suggest that her daughter kristina jung kristina sunshine selina noel jung lives in california with her family husband and children. Join our community of george jung fans and visit us at georgejung. Infamous cocaine smuggler george jung returns home to. Many people have written to me asking what they should read to properly educate themselves. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading heavy. George jung in new york ny 5 records found whitepages.
Back in 2016, boston george, whose life was portrayed in the 2001 johnny depp movie blow, spoke openly about his life as a notorious kingpin. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This is one of carl jungs books that best represents his work.
View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for george jung in new york ny. Interview with the real cocaine smuggler george jung. The true story of george jung, the drug trafficker who. It was heavily influenced by the authors of all the books listed. Bruce porter is a great writer and he did a lot of research to get his story together, interviewing friends, business partners and even exgirlfriends of george jung. He specialized in the smuggling of cocaine from colombia on a large scale. Kristinas father was a major name in the drug smuggling trade of the 1970s and 80s. George jung george jungs new book heavy has finally. George jung s new book heavy has finally been released.
Along side him for the ride are his faithful companions. George jung is back in the can after 2 years of freedom. Jung was a part of the medellin cartel, which was responsible for up to 85% of the cocaine smuggled into the united states. He started out as a marijuana smuggler in the early 1970s and eventually became involved in cocaine smuggling on a. Life passes most people by while theyre making grand plans for it. Kristina sunshine jung biography affair, in relation. Dec 08, 2016 george jung, the guy johnny depp played in blow, is back in jail for violating his parole, but hes blaming it all on his manager sources close to the infamous cocaine smuggler tell us george. George jung news newspapers books scholar jstor november 2017 learn how and when to. Aug 25, 2017 the series, boston george, is the latest in a number of moneymaking ventures, including merchandise and a selfpublished book, that jung has launched to cash in on his celebrity as he tries. George jung was born to german american frederick fred and erminalia ermine nee oneill jung in boston, massachusetts, and raised in weymouth, massachusetts.
Jun 11, 2019 george jung produced a living from drug smuggling with his links and impact and often ended up behind bars in multiple correctional facilities. Weymouth george jung wasnt sure what kind of reception an elderly. George jung of blow fame returns to south bays tonsorial parlor for one more cut decrease font size increase font size text size print this page send by email robbie allen and dale snowberger of the tonsorial parlor reconnect with old friend george jung, at right. August 1942 in boston, massachusetts ist ein ehemaliger usamerikanischer drogenschmuggler. Drug dealer george jung says he wrote blow sequel in. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations. Jung was released from prison on june 2, 2014, after serving nearly 20 years for drugsmuggling. In my business, theres no such thing as you getting out, jung, who was. Embassy in terrain and drug smuggler george jung and his crew are serving out an indefinite sentence in carcel sandino, one of the most brutal prisons on the island of cuba. About the boston george docuseries news the patriot. As a multimillion dollarearning international drug dealer, george jung was wellknown to drug culture and law enforcement by the time bruce porters 1993 book, blow, was released. Embassy in terrain and drug smuggler george jung and his crew are serving out an indefinite sentence in carcel sandino, one of the most brutal prisons on the island of. The improbable adventures of george jung in the drug smuggling trade appear in an extraordinarily interesting book by bruce porter.
George jung talks to tmz at san francisco international airport after his. Jan 10, 2019 both the book and the movie are highly recommended. Blow subject george jung says he spent his time in. It was a wonderful read, with 3 book markers in different places at all times so i could skip around in the book plus i loved the photos of the different times of george jung s life. Escobar, and whats up with the new docuseries hes been filming. Oct 14, 2019 it is heard that she is also working on a book based on her mother which is expected to be released soon. Theres his big peanut loving elephant called shep who george insists is a dog. Jung was released from prison on 2 june 2014 after serving nearly 20 years. George s mother ermine threw the deck into the basket, and said that there would be no more gambling in their household. Mirtha jung george jungs exwife, kristinas mother newswirl. George jungs family father, mother, wife and daughters. George jungs daughter is an excellent entrepreneur. His father then started to work with her daughter and he loves her a lot. Jun 03, 2015 one year ago, the notorious excocaine kingpin george jung walked out of prison and landed in san francisco.
Since his release george has started a new business. His life story was portrayed in the biopic blow, starring johnny depp. Later on, george jung s father frederick jung lost his job and had to declare bankruptcy in 1950s. Funeral home services for george are being provided by chapel of the chimes. If you had to choose a dollar amount that would make you say ive got what i need, i. Join our community of george jung fans and visit us at to find out the latest news about george, the biggest cocaine smuggler in history.
George jung s current partner is ronda clay spinello, but a previous relationship with mirtha jung is known to have led to the birth of a daughter who they named kristina sunshine jung. Jung, 71, was moved to a halfway house after serving time in the federal correctional institute in fort dix, new jersey, according to the associated. In spite of the fact that most of the book is about dreams, it is here that we can track part of our complex and the limiting behavior that we tend to show in our conscious life. I first heard about george jung in the federal bureau of prisons in the late 1990s. George jung is the official and original drug culture related topics digital magazine and official home of smuggler wear. One year ago, the notorious excocaine kingpin george jung walked out of prison and landed in san francisco. George jung has 70 books on goodreads, and recently added what the dog saw and other adventures by malcolm gladwell and the descendants by kaui hart hemm. Few american drug dealers have ever had the connections, charisma, and influence that george jung had. He was responsible for smuggling 8090% of cocaine found in america in the 1970s and the 1980s. George of the jungle is the story of a dim witted jungle man and his adventures in the jungle. George jung passed away on february 12, 2019 in dublin, california. I read this book several years ago and was more intrigued by george s magnetic and somewhat arrogant personallity, than i was with his adventuress lifestyle. So, they started working together on their new family business george boston apparel and merchandise, inc.
Blown, is the only word to describe george jung s depiction of his life. Book, movie deal mark oneyear anniversary of excocaine. Although george was a drug trafficker, he was the greatest smuggler in the history of america. Blow is the unlikely story of george jung s roller coaster ride from middleclass high school football hero to the heart of pablo escobars medellin cartel the largest importer of the united states cocaine supply in the 1980s. Though jung did not excel academically, he was a star football player and was described by his classmates as a natural leader.
Here is a list of books that i found particularly influential in my intellectual development. Kristina sunshine jung is an entrepreneur and selfproclaimed poet, but also known for being the daughter of notorious drug lord, george jung. George jung has 20 books on goodreads, and recently added joe dimaggio. The relationship of mirtha jung and george jung has differently explained in george jung s autobiography grazing in the grass until the snow came, the movie blow and the book blow bruce porter, 2001. Sep 08, 2014 blow is the unlikely story of george jung s roller coaster ride from middleclass high school football hero to the heart of pable escobars medellin cartel the largest importer of the united states cocaine supply in the 1980s. George jungs white leisure suit in blow bamf style.
Sienna miller, ron howard, aubrey plaza, diego luna, and more sundance 2020 stars nominate the one movie you should drop everything and watch right now. One night back in 1975, a paroled drug dealer named george jung was smoking a little marijuana with a plump female friend who would occasionally ask him to. George jung interview the first cocaine smuggler youtube. The heros life by richard ben cramer, the glory of their times. George jung is charismatic just ask johnny depp, who plays him in a new movie. Over the course of his life, jung made a living by smuggling drugs into the united states in mass quantities. George jung is widely acknowedged as the man who introduced cocaine for mass consumption to people in the united states, and this book tells us how he did it. Its always the last day of summer and ive been left out in the cold with no door to get back in.
Blow is the unlikely story of george jung s roller coaster ride from middleclass high school football hero to the heart of pable escobars medellin cartel the largest importer of the united states cocaine supply in the 1980s. George jung of blow fame returns to south bays tonsorial. He started out as a marijuana smuggler in the early 1970s and eventually became involved in cocaine smuggling on a massive scale as part of colombian. He was a true legend one of a kind a good bad guy, and that is the main reason he got caught busted and is still in prison today. Her father george jung was released from prison in 2014. Kristin sunshine jung wiki daughter of george jung and. George jung, the inspiration behind blow, says prison saved his. Jordan peterson a list of influential books everyone. Once i read the book i was blown away with how well adrian tells the story of the life of george jung. The 2001 film blow, starring johnny depp portrayed his story. In all hindsight, at the time where he was at the top of his powers, between 19701980, his net worth would have been much, much more. He was arrested while giving a speech in san diego. Kristine jung and george jung father george jacob jung. George jacob jung, nicknamed boston george, was a major player in the cocaine trade of pablo escobars medellin cartel from columbia to the united states during the.
George jung was born in weymouth, massachusetts on august 6, 1942. To conclude, lets first establish the fact that george jung as of today is a free man. Two guys in a connecticut jail cell helped change the way america does drugs. George jacob jung, nicknamed boston george, was a major player in the cocaine trade of pablo escobars medellin cartel from columbia to the united states during the 1970s and early 1980s. Jung s early business of flying marijuana into the united states from the mountains of mexico took a dramatic turn when he met carlos lehder, a young. Interview with the real cocaine smuggler george jung blow. Jung was released from prison on 2 june 2014 after serving nearly 20 years of a 60year sentence for conspiracy drug. Blow is the unlikely story of george jungs roller coaster ride from middleclass high school football hero to the heart. Aug 05, 2015 george jung is arguably the most famous drug smuggler in american history, thanks to the the movie blow in which jung was immortalized by hollywood idol johnny depp, and the book by journalist. However, it was the ted demmedirected 2001 film of the same name that brought jungs life into the mainstream with. During his interview with vladtv, george touched on.