David Snell (journalist) Wild" was fired upon by Soviet Yak-3 fighters. Snell's "Atlanta Constitution" article speculates that the plane was forced down to prevent its crew from spotting a Japanese atomic bomb facility in what is now Hŭngnam, now the third largest city in North Korea. His discovery of the atom bomb story had been outside his official line of duty and was not any part of his official assignment. Snell became the "Life" assistant editor on February 1, 1955. Late in 1956, he was assigned to the Paris bureau. In 1967, Snell reviewed the Warren Beatty-Faye Dunaway film "Bonnie and Clyde". As
Bonnie and Clyde (film) possibility to play Bonnie, but when Beatty decided to play Clyde, obviously a different actress was needed. Those considered for the role were Jane Fonda, Tuesday Weld, Ann-Margret, Leslie Caron, Carol Lynley and Sue Lyon. Cher auditioned for the part, while Warren Beatty begged Natalie Wood to play the role. Wood declined the role to concentrate more on her therapy at the time, and acknowledged that working with Beatty before was "difficult." Faye Dunaway stated that she won the part "by the skin of her teeth!" The film is forthright in its handling of sexuality, but that theme was toned