His name is Dick Proenneke, and he lived as a hermit in the Alaska wilderness. There's a movie about him, with footage of his life and cabin that he had filmed himself using a movie camera. He died in 2003, but his cabin is still there, now part of the national park system.
Here's an excerpt from the movie, Alone in the Wilderness:
For health reasons, I could never do what this guy did, and I've got a wife and extended family to be a part of. But if I was healthy enough, and single without family around, I would love to be able to do what this guy did.
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