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Early Years and Education
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REBECCA: When did you first
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REBECCA: Did you receive any
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 and became an amateur
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REBECCA: You were also interested
Gjertson re-enacted the battle of
Dressed like Davy Crockett with
Like the Alamo, I began
Custer’s Last Fight by Cassilly
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Studying Custer Battlefield, 1964.
excellent watercolorist and had painted
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REBECCA: What about your enduring
Playing Winthrop Paroo in Meredith
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GJERTSON: Yes, since junior high
High school jazz trio, 1967.
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