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17 Things The Neighborhood Never Knew About Mister Rogers

6. His tonsillectomy inspired a horror filmmaker

Mr. Rogers was very generous in giving local talent in the Pittsburgh-area get some industry experience. He actually gave George Romero his first gig. If you don’t know the name offhand, he’s the filmmaker responsible for such horror classics as Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead. Apparently George shot a short clip about Mr. Rogers’ tonsillectomy back in the ’60s, which he claims was his scariest work every. Not the gore, per se, but the fact that he was young and unsure of himself, he found the experience terrifying.

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