George Jung, the Real-Life Cocaine Smuggler Played by Johnny Depp in 'Blow', Dead at 78
George Jung.Photo: Greg Doherty/Getty George Jung, the drug trafficker whose story was told in the 2001Johnny Depp-led crime biographical crime filmBlow, has died. He was 78. Jung’s death was confirmed on his official Instagram and Twitter accounts, the former of whichlisted the years of his lifespan(1942 to 2021) alongside a quote fromBlow, which recently turned 20 years old. “May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face, and the winds of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars,” the tweet read....