Popcorn Sutton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American moonshiner
Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1946
Place of Birth: Maggie Valley, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 16-Mar-2009
Profession: criminal
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Popcorn Sutton
- Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton (October 5, 1946 – March 16, 2009) was an American Appalachian moonshiner and bootlegger.
- Born in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, he grew up, lived, and died in the rural areas around Maggie Valley and nearby Cocke County, Tennessee.
- He wrote a self-published autobiographical guide to moonshining production, self-produced a home video depicting his moonshining activities, and was later the subject of several documentaries, including one that received a Regional Emmy Award. Sutton committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in March 2009, aged 62, rather than report to federal prison after being convicted of offenses related to moonshining and illegal firearm possession.
- Since his death, a new company and associated whiskey brand have been named after him.
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