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(About Ron Howard and the film "Cinderella Man)
Max Baer: Ronnie didn't want to show anything positive about my dad. He didn't want to show he was a hero. 'Jimmy Braddock was a great guy,' my father always said. But you don't build him up as the hero of the downtrodden by bringing my dad down.... (more Max Baer Jr. quotes)
Max's niece, Amy Lynn Baxter, is an actor as well.
Max tried losing his Jethro image by making a pilot of "The Asphalt Cowboy," a series that would've featured him as a crimefighter, but it was never picked up.
Max received a minor in philosopy while in college.
Max's film, Ode To Billy Joe, was the first to use the title of a song for a movie title.
Max had trouble with ABC Network trying to prevent him from making a film based on ... (more Max Baer Jr. trivia)
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