Alistair MacLean was born on 28 April 1922 in Daviot, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for The Guns of Navarone (1961), Where Eagles Dare (1968) and Puppet on a Chain (1971). He was married to Mary Marcelle Georgius and Gisela Heinrichsen. He died on 2 February 1987 in Munich, Germany.

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The Guns of Navarone, Where Eagles Dare, Puppet on a Chain, and Bear Island

He was married to Mary Marcelle Georgius from 1972 to 1977 and Gisela Heinrichsen from 1953 to 1972.

David Niven, Gregory Peck, and Anthony Quinn in The Guns of Navarone (1961)

Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, and Mary Ure in Where Eagles Dare (1968)

Vanessa Redgrave, Donald Sutherland, and Lawrence Dane in Bear Island (1979)

Alistair MacLean(1922-1987)

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