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Louis Zamperini(1917-2014)

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Louis Zamperini
Louis Zamperini was born on 26 January 1917 in Olean, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Unbroken (2014), Icons of Faith with Greg Laurie (2009) and This Is Your Life (1950). He was previously married to Cynthia Applewhite. He died on 2 July 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 26, 1917
DiedJuly 2, 2014(97)
BornJanuary 26, 1917
DiedJuly 2, 2014(97)
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Louis Zamperini
Angelina Jolie and Louis Zamperini in Unbroken (2014)

Known for

Jack O'Connell in Unbroken (2014)
Unbroken
7.2
  • Additional Crew
  • 2014
Icons of Faith with Greg Laurie
TV Series
  • Self
This Is Your Life (1950)
This Is Your Life
7.0
TV Series
  • Self
David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1987)
American Experience
8.6
TV Series
  • Self - 1936 U.S. Olympic Team

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Actor

  • Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
    They Died with Their Boots On
    • Soldier (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Maureen O'Hara and Charles Laughton in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    • Street Urchin (uncredited)
    • 1939

Additional Crew

  • Jack O'Connell in Unbroken (2014)
    Unbroken
    • biographical advisor
    • 2014

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Captain Louis Zamperini
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • January 26, 1917
    • Olean, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 2, 2014
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Cynthia ApplewhiteMay 25, 1946 - 2001 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Publication of his second autobiography, also titled "Devil at My Heels," written with David Rensin, published by HarperCollins, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    During his World War II military service, he was a B-24 bombardier in a plane nicknamed the Green Hornet. While flying a rescue mission May 27, 1943, the Green Hornet had a mechanical failure and fell into the ocean. After 47 days floating in a rubber life-raft at sea with two other crew members (one of the others died after 33 days), he and the plane's co-pilot were rescued/captured by the Japanese, and he spent almost two years, frequently tortured, in a Japanese Prisoner of War Camp.

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