Monday
Aug152011
Paul MacLean in Helena
Monday, August 15, 2011 at 12:00AM 
The true story of Paul MacLean's life differs somewhat from the one that appeared in his brother's book, A River Runs Through It. An article that appeared in the Helena Independent Record back in 2000 chronicles the true story of Paul MacLean's life and death.
Reader Comments (6)
.... the cute one what got beat to death in the movie was actually a way bigger asshole then he was made out to be in the movie?
NOOOOOOOO WAAAAAAAAAAY.
To be fair, he was made out to be an asshole in the book.
and the guy in that picture is a major league asshole. No wonder he got beat to death. Probably by a bunch o boy scouts doing everybody a favor. Its called the asshole elimination merit badge.
Drinks, smokes, fights and fly fishes. Would have loved to fish with that guy.
To be fair, Maclean never purported that "A River Runs Through It" was non-fiction, the book is one story drawn from many.
According to critics, one of the greatest works of American literature. Worth reading before commenting on it.
I find it interesting the MacLeans or Macleans had sisters. No mention of that in the book. I'm with Hillary on this one, would love to have fished with him...