Robert Mitchum would start shooting 'El Dorado (1966)' later this year, in October. This movie marked the only time John Wayne and Mitchum shared scenes together in a theatrical film.
Paul Pritchard Haney (1928- 2009), the first contestant, was a longtime NASA public affairs officer and delivered launch commentary on 'Gemini 3' (launched and landed five days earlier, on March 23rd) and mission commentary during the early Apollo missions. He left NASA in 1969, three months before Apollo 11's historic manned lunar landing on July 20, 1969, Haney's 41st birthday.