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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
December 20, 1916 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died:

April 23, 1991 (age 74) in Sydney, Australia

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Known For

The Great Escape

The Great Escape (1963)

The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters (1955)

Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky (1956)

"The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse"

The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (1948)

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Writer (5 titles)

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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Self (1 title)

1980 The British Greats (TV series)
Himself

– Peter Finch (1980) … Himself

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Trivia:

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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