Popcorn Sutton
American moonshiner and bootlegger (1946ā2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton (October 5, 1946 ā March 16, 2009) was an American Appalachian moonshiner and bootlegger. Born in Maggie Valley, North Carolina,[1][2] he grew up, lived and died in the rural areas around Maggie Valley and nearby Cocke County, Tennessee.[3][4][5] He wrote a self-published autobiographical guide to moonshining production, self-produced a home video depicting his moonshining activities, was the subject of several documentaries, including one that received a Regional Emmy Award, and is the subject of the award-winning biography and photobook The Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton.[6]
Popcorn Sutton | |
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Born | Marvin Sutton (1946-10-05)October 5, 1946 |
Died | March 16, 2009(2009-03-16) (aged 62) Parrottsville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Moonshiner, bootlegger |
Notable work | Popcorn Sutton's Tennessee White Whiskey |
Spouse | Pamela Sutton |
Children | 1 |
Sutton died by suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in March 2009, aged 62, rather than report to federal prison[7] after being convicted of offenses related to moonshining and illegal firearm possession. Since his death, a new company and associated whiskey brand have been named after him.