I thought Spielberg finally admitted that, like in the 3rd movie, Indy was
named after the dog! (in this case, Steven Spielberg's dog)

At 01:21 PM 4/22/96 -0600, you wrote:
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>Hoosier here-say has it that INDIANA Jones was based on a Purdue
>University-based archeologist...
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>Pat Roath
>Elizabeth Sage Historic Costume Collection
>Indiana University
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>On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, Eric Siegel wrote:
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>>    The book skeletons in the attic refers to an AMNH archaeologist who
>>    was apparently the model for Indiana Jones.  The name escapes me, but
>>    apparently he was a seriously big wheel in those circles (or is it
>>    spheres).  He wore the same kinda hat, was a big time adventurer in, I
>>    believe, the Gobi Desert principally..  I'll clear up this info if
>>    anyone here expresses any interest.
>>
>>    Eric Siegel
>>    [log in to unmask]
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