b'Gaslit" Depicts Frank Willis As A HeroBy Frederick Lowe tohimbecausetheywerefearful oflosingtheirfederalfunding.In the1990,WillsreturnedtoNorth I ntheupcomingmovieGaslit,Augusta,SouthCarolina,tohelp abouttheWatergatescandal,hismotherwhohassuffereda whichbroughtdownPresidentstroke. Together, they lived on $450 Richard Nixon, the producers didnta month. forget Frank Wills, a security guardIn 1979, police arrested him for whocalledthepoliceonthebur- shoplifting,finedhim$20.Four glars. Despite of his heroic role, heyearslater,hewasarrestedand died in poverty.sentenced to a year behind bars.Wills, 24, called the WashingtonWillis died at the age of 52 from a D.C.copsafterhenoticedthebrain tumor. buildinglockshadbeentampered with. Police arrested five men whoThefilmfocusesmainlyon were accused of attempting to bugMarthaMitchell,AttorneyGeneral the Democratic Party HeadquartersJohnMitchellswife,andthefirst in the Watergate.person to accuse Nixon playing role The break in lead to Nixons 1974Watergate.Thepresscalledhera resignation.Willisplayedhimselfdrunkandgovernmentofficials in the All the Presidents Men, theattempted to discredit her. Martha movie about the scandal. Mitchell is played by Julia Roberts. The movie will be shown beginning He also was honored by NAACP.April 24 on Starz.HarryNilssonwroteabouthim the1973albumALittleTouch ofSchmilssonintheNight,but otherwise, Willis had a tough timeWillis, was offered making a living and talked about it.Willis, a high school dropout, wasa $2.50 cent raise offereda$2.50centraiseaboveabove the $80 per the$80perweekhewasearning inhigh-pricedWashingtonD.C.week he was earning Healsosoughtapromotion,but Watergates management said no. in high-priced D.C.HowardUniversityrefusedhire bocnews.comBODY OF CHRIST NEWS MAY 2022 5'