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Paul Brickhill (1916–1991)

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Best known for writing several historical books on WW2 subjects, the most famous being "The Great Escape" filmed in 1963 with Steve McQueen. Brickhill himself was a prisoner of the camp in question, Stalag Luft III, and participated in what was to be the most famous prison break in World War II.

Born:

Paul Chester Jerome Brickhill
in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died:

(age 74) in Sydney, Australia
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1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
– War of Nerves (1964) (novel)
 
1963 The Great Escape (book)
 
1956 Reach for the Sky (book "The Story of Douglas Bader)
 
1955 The Dam Busters (book)
 
1951 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– The Great Escape (1951) (novel)
 
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1980 The British Greats (TV series)
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– Peter Finch (1980) … Himself
 
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Best known for writing several historical books on WW2 subjects, the most famous being "The Great Escape" filmed in 1963 with Steve McQueen. Brickhill himself was a prisoner of the camp in question, Stalag Luft III, and participated in what was to be the most famous prison break in World War II. See more »

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