Actor playing ‘Basilone’ to attend WWII festival in New Jersey

Johb Basilone during WWII

Jon Seda, the actor portraying John Basilone in the upcoming Pacific miniseries, will attend this year’s World War II festivities being held in Raritan Borough, New Jersey.  HBO is sponsoring a portion of the festival which will include World War II-era music and a military parade. A film crew will be there to document the event for airing on HBO’s “The Buzz,” a short news piece that runs between programs, a HBO spokeswoman said. More information here.

Posted Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 9:09am
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