The Purple Plain the three men struggle to survive in the hostile environment, the self-destructive Bill finally realises that he can depend on support from others and that he may have someone to live for. Blore, however, abandons them to attempt to return to the crash site and commits suicide. "The Purple Plain" is regarded generally as historically accurate with good production values and attention to detail, and depicts the native Burmese in a respectful manner. The film is based on the 1947 novel "The Purple Plain" by H. E. Bates, one of three novels he wrote after his travels to Burma and
Lorenzo E. Darling held include county clerk and member of the board of supervisors of Outagamie County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican. Lorenzo E. Darling Lorenzo E. Darling was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Darling was born on August 9, 1829 in Warren Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. After residing in East Troy (town), Wisconsin, he moved to Greenville, Wisconsin in 1849 and later to Appleton, Wisconsin, Ellington, Wisconsin and Shiocton, Wisconsin. In 1854, Darling married Mary E. Morse. They would have three children. He died on December 23, 1895. Darling was elected to the Assembly in 1873. He had previously been