*BLUSH!* Yes, he actually lived until 1980, surviving Stalin by almost 30 years. But believe me, more than anyone except Trotsky, Stalin wanted Tito dead.
My post #3 was a sarcastic "confirmation" of the doubt "Grut" tried to cast on the story in the article. Nice to see FReepers can see through liberal dezinformatsiya.
Sorry, but I think my needle skipped a groove, here; I do believe 'the Duke' outlived Stalin by a large margin, which indicates either that Wayne (OK, Hargroves) was blessed by fate or that Stalin misfired badly....