- Born
- Died
- Dieter Dengler was born on May 22, 1938 in Wildberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was married to Irene Lam, Marina Adamich and Yukiko Ichihashi. He died on February 7, 2001 in Mill Valley, California, USA.
- SpousesIrene Lam(September 11, 1980 - April 3, 1984) (divorced, 1 child)Marina Adamich(October 7, 1966 - March 1970) (divorced)Yukiko Ichihashi(? - February 7, 2001) (his death)
- Escaped from a Vietcong-run Laotian POW camp on 29 June 1966; retrieved 23 days later by U.S. forces.
- Appeared as a contestant on the night time version of the then-NBC game show Hollywood Squares (which was shown on Game Show Network April 15, 2002).
- Played by Christian Bale in Rescue Dawn (2006).
- On January 30, 1967, he appeared on I've Got a Secret (1952). His secret, as told to host Steve Allen, was that he had escaped from a POW camp in Laos. During his appearance, both of his hands were wrapped in large bandages or casts, and he explained that he had cut his tendons by falling through a sheet of plate glass.
- Emigrated to America aboard the SS America arriving in New York on May 12, 1957.
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