David Bowie's Major Tom identity revealed as Major Tom Brough

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The identity of David Bowie's iconic character Major Tom has been revealed after 56 years as Major Tom Brough. A previously unknown film script found in Bowie's archive, opening to the public Saturday, details Major Tom Brough as a British fighter pilot involved in a staged moon landing. The archive, containing 90,000 items, also features Bowie's early saxophone, costumes, and notebooks, with a section dedicated to his unrealized projects.


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