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Australian author, WWII pilot and POW (1916–1991)
Paul Chester Jerome Brickhill (20 December 1916 – 23 April 1991) was an Australian fighter pilot, prisoner of war, and author who wrote The Great Escape
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1950 book by Paul Brickhill
The Great Escape is a 1950 book by Australian writer Paul Brickhill (1916–1991), that provides an insider's account of the March 1944 mass escape from
The_Great_Escape_(book)
1963 American epic historical war film
and its musical score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. Adapted from Paul Brickhill's 1950 non-fiction book of the same name, the film depicts a heavily
The_Great_Escape_(film)
1951 WWII book by Paul Brickhill
The Dam Busters is a 1951 non-fiction book by Paul Brickhill about Royal Air Force 617 Squadron originally commanded by Wing Commander Guy Gibson V.C.
The_Dam_Busters_(book)
World War II Luftwaffe-run prisoner of war camp
The Great Escape (1963), which was based on a book by former prisoner Paul Brickhill. The camp was liberated by Soviet forces in January 1945. The site of
Stalag_Luft_III
British writer and filmmaker (1921–1994)
Langelaan, and The Great Escape (1963), based on the personal account of Paul Brickhill. He directed the popular 1967 film To Sir, with Love, for which he also
James_Clavell
1955 film directed by Michael Anderson
Adapted by R. C. Sherriff from the books The Dam Busters (1951) by Paul Brickhill and Enemy Coast Ahead (1946) by Guy Gibson, the film depicts the true
The_Dam_Busters_(film)
Zimbabwean filmmaker
Cook Off. He was born on 25 March 1978 in London, England. His father, Paul Brickhill was a former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) soldier and
Tomas_Brickhill
recaptured escapees. It was the basis of The Great Escape, a book by Paul Brickhill describing the escape and The Great Escape, a film based on the book
List of Allied airmen from the Great Escape
List_of_Allied_airmen_from_the_Great_Escape
1956 British film by Lewis Gilbert
aviator Douglas Bader, based on the 1954 biography of the same name by Paul Brickhill. The film stars Kenneth More and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. It won
Reach_for_the_Sky
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politician Paul Brickhill (1916–1991), Australian fighter pilot Paul Briggs, several people Paul Bright (author) (born 1949), English writer Paul Bristow
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Brickhill_(disambiguation)
British World War II flying ace (1910–1982)
good show, glad you could come!" — Peter Tory A biography of Bader by Paul Brickhill, Reach for the Sky, was published in 1954. Some 172,000 copies were
Douglas_Bader
1943 attack on German dams by Royal Air Force
("After me the flood"), and a squadron badge were chosen. According to Paul Brickhill there was some controversy over the motto, with the original version
Operation_Chastise
English and Australian actor (1916–1977)
North Sydney Intermediate High School, until 1929. RAF pilot and author Paul Brickhill was a school friend. After abandoning school at 15, Finch went into
Peter_Finch
Explosive weapon concept
Publishing. ISBN 978-1780964621.[permanent dead link] "Dam Busters, Paul Brickhill. "12000lb Tallboy Bomb". "What the Dambusters Did Next – YouTube". YouTube
Earthquake_bomb
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(film), a 1963 film dramatising the Stalag Luft III escape, based on Paul Brickhill's 1950 book of the same name The Great Escape (American TV series), a
Great_Escape
Australian band
formed in 1978 in Hobart, Tasmania with Paul Brickhill on keyboards, guitar and vocals; Campbell Laird on drums; Paul Northam on guitar and vocals; and Mick
MEO_245
Proposed WWII British strategic bomber
introduction of multiple four-engine bomber projects. Aviation author Paul Brickhill notes of the decision: "It was a fair assumption that it might be disastrous
Victory_Bomber
Australian band
left to join fellow indie pop band, Dear Enemy, and were replaced by Paul Brickhill (ex-MEO-245) on keyboards and bass guitarist, Rick Loriot (ex-Inserts)
Little_Heroes_(band)
American films released in 1963
Donald Pleasence, David McCallum War United Artists; based on book by Paul Brickhill Gunfight at Comanche Creek Frank McDonald Audie Murphy, Colleen Miller
List of American films of 1963
List_of_American_films_of_1963
Guyanese actor, musician and writer (1919–2010)
(1963) and The Wooden Horse (1950), and the books by former prisoners Paul Brickhill and Eric Williams from which these films were adapted.) Grant was eventually
Cy_Grant
originally created by Paul Brickhill, in order for his band, Luck Street Blues featuring Miriam Mandipira, David Ndoro and his son Tomas Brickhill, to have a venue
The_Book_Café_(Zimbabwe)
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
1951 book by Paul Brickhill about the operation. The Dam Busters, a 1955 film about the operation based on both the Gibson and Brickhill books Pine, L
No._617_Squadron_RAF
1954 Australian radio serial
radio serial based on the book of the same name by Australian author Paul Brickhill which was a biography of Douglas Bader. It was one of the most acclaimed
Reach for the Sky (radio serial)
Reach_for_the_Sky_(radio_serial)
South African British air force officer and POW escape leader (1910-1944)
Müller (pilot) List of German World War II POW camps Per Bergsland Brickhill, Paul (2000). The Great Escape. London, UK: Cassell & Co. ISBN 0-304-35687-5
Roger_Bushell
1981 studio album by MEO 245
was Paul Brickhill on keyboards and vocals; Mark Kellett on bass guitar; Campbell Laird on drum kit; and Paul Northam on vocals and guitar. Paul Brickhill –
Screen_Memory_(album)
Bombing technique
incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force Paul Brickhill, The Dam Busters, 1951, pp.160-161. T. Correll, John. "Daylight Precision
Precision_bombing
Bonestell & Willy Ley Conquest of Space (1955) The Dam Busters (1951), Paul Brickhill The Dam Busters (1954) The Day the World Ended (1969), Gordon Thomas
List of non-fiction works made into feature films
List_of_non-fiction_works_made_into_feature_films
McMahon. 11 11 "War Of Nerves" Sydney Pollack Based on the novel by : Paul Brickhill Teleplay by : Mark Rodgers January 3, 1964 (1964-01-03) Hovue A Parisian
List of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre episodes
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Rhodesian Army general (1920–2012)
camp was liberated in 1945 he helped his neighbour in the next bed Paul Brickhill to successfully hide his manuscript of The Great Escape by wrapping
Keith_Coster
Royal Air Force pilot (1898-1977)
for the Sky, the biography of Douglas Bader by Paul Brickhill; and The Great Escape, also by Brickhill. He was the subject of the television programme
Harry_Day
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States Navy fighter squadron The Dam Busters (book), a 1951 book by Paul Brickhill about Operation Chastise The Dam Busters (film), a 1955 film based on
The_Dam_Busters
English actor (1919–1995)
as not being a remake of the 1963 original film and being based on Paul Brickhill's non-fiction account The Great Escape. Noting his involvement in the
Donald_Pleasence
American lawyer, executive, WWII pilot and POW (1918–1994)
coordinated escape efforts at Stalag Luft III inspired fellow POW Paul Brickhill's 1950 novel, "The Great Escape", which was adapted into that 1963 feature
Alvin_Vogtle
British actress (1921–2019)
most wanted to be representative of her acting work. She had read Paul Brickhill's biography of aviation hero Douglas Bader and had pursued the role of
Muriel_Pavlow
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Sky may also refer to: Reach for the Sky (novel), a 1954 biography by Paul Brickhill about pilot Douglas Bader, the basis for the 1956 film Reach for the
Reach for the Sky (disambiguation)
Reach_for_the_Sky_(disambiguation)
British Royal Air Force leader
show, the guitarist shared recorded interviews with his "Uncle Bill". Paul Brickhill Roger Bushell Cooper, Charlie (3 January 2013). "Alfie Fripp, oldest surviving
Alfie_Fripp
United States Air Force general
in which 76 POWs escaped. That incident was documented in the 1950 Paul Brickhill book The Great Escape, and later was celebrated in the 1963 movie of
Albert_P._Clark
edu. Dando-Collins, Stephen (2016). The Hero Maker: A Biography of Paul Brickhill (Paperback). Sydney: Penguin Random House Australia. ISBN 978-0-85798-812-6
List_of_stutterers
Royal Canadian Air Force officer
He told Floody he was planning to make a film based on the book by Paul Brickhill, an Australian flyer and writer who, like Floody, had spent time at
Wally_Floody
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
p. 79. Halley 1988, p. 311. Halliday 1981, p. 13. Fisher, p. 191. Paul Brickhill, Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader DSO, DFC, London: Collins
No._242_Squadron_RAF
British poet, journalist and author (1909–1977)
Pudney commissioned the Australian fighter pilot and prisoner-of-war Paul Brickhill to come to England and write The Great Escape, which Evans published
John_Pudney
Book series
Volume 10 – Summer The Hidden Flower – Pearl S. Buck The Dam Busters – Paul Brickhill The City Boy – Herman Wouk My Cousin Rachel – Daphne du Maurier Volume
Reader's Digest Condensed Books
Reader's_Digest_Condensed_Books
Australian actor (1930–2015)
impact playing Douglas Bader in a series to dramatize the narrative of Paul Brickhill's biography Reach for the Sky. In 1951, he took part in a re-enactment
Rod_Taylor
Award ceremony for writing of 1963
Screenplay by James Clavell and W.R. Burnett; Based on the book by Paul Brickhill The Ugly American, Screenplay by Stewart Stern; Based on the novel by
16th Writers Guild of America Awards
16th_Writers_Guild_of_America_Awards
2006 John Stevens Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader by Paul Brickhill A cellar of Champagne more 19 November 2006 Stephen King Collected poetry
List of Desert Island Discs episodes (2001–2010)
List_of_Desert_Island_Discs_episodes_(2001–2010)
Fleet Air Arm officer
Gazette dated 4 June 1946. Wings Day by Sidney Smith The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill Moonless Night by Bertram James Under the Wire by William Ash WO 208/3296
Jimmy_Buckley
British test pilot (1904–1954)
crashes a full bladder could prove fatal.[citation needed] Author, Paul Brickhill (in the book, The Dam Busters) referred to the two test pilots Joseph
Joseph_Summers
Brickhill, Paul Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader, Legless Ace of the Battle of Britain New York: W.W. Norton 1954 English Paul Brickhill
Bibliography of Colditz Castle
Bibliography_of_Colditz_Castle
Royal Air Force officer
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Gordon_Brettell
13th episode of the 1st season of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
the director. The screenplay was Mark Rodgers based on the novel by Paul Brickhill. John Williams, credited as Johnny Williams, composed the music, and
War of Nerves (Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre)
War_of_Nerves_(Bob_Hope_Presents_the_Chrysler_Theatre)
Printing process that involves transfer of an original
became widespread, the hectograph was a popular choice for duplication. Paul Brickhill's eyewitness account inaccurately describes the process as a mimeograph
Hectography
cerebral hemorrhage. Peter Brenchley, 54, Australian rules footballer. Paul Brickhill, 74, Australian author (The Great Escape, The Dam Busters). Arthur Derounian
Deaths_in_April_1991
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Charles_Piers_Egerton_Hall
Royal Canadian Air Force officer
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
George_McGill_(RCAF_officer)
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Wilfred_Bowes
(born 1963, Austria, ch) Shane Briant (1946–2021, England/Australia, f) Paul Brickhill (1916–1991, Australia, nf) Diana Bridge (born 1942, N Zealand, p) Harriet
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British diplomat (1915–2008)
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Bertram_James
British World War II flying ace
was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) on 18 October 1940. Paul Brickhill states that, at the insistence of the Admiralty, the DFC was exchanged
Richard_John_Cork
Australian historical author and novelist
Sydney, 17 March 2016 - US, May, 2016.) The Hero Maker: A Biography of Paul Brickhill. (Penguin Random House, Sydney, 29 August 2016.) The Big Break: The
Stephen_Dando-Collins
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Escape, based upon a book of the same name, written by Australian author Paul Brickhill in 1950. In the film, a character broadly based on van der Stok was
No._41_Squadron_RAF
1961 British film by Ken Annakin
Cross observers, was used in real life. It was briefly mentioned in Paul Brickhill's book The Great Escape.[citation needed] There were in fact two such
Very_Important_Person_(film)
British bomber pilot (1914–1944)
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Edgar_Humphreys
English engineer and inventor (1887–1979)
on these dams in May 1943 (Operation Chastise) was immortalised in Paul Brickhill's 1951 book The Dam Busters and the 1955 film of the same name. The Möhne
Barnes_Wallis
South African fighter pilot
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Neville_McGarr
Australian fighter pilot, entrepreneur (1919 – 2014)
divorced in 1964. Minchin married Margot Brickhill (née Slater), who was previously married to Paul Brickhill, in 1964. They had two children, Catherine
Devon_Minchin
Pan Books celebrates 70th anniversary with redesigned covers in classic technicolour
9781509858453 Eye of the Needle Ken Follett 480 9781509860227 The Dam Busters Paul Brickhill 320 9781509860067 It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet James Herriot 304 9781509860081
Pan_70
1982 live album by Various artists
Indelible Murtceps and Ariel). Paul Kelly was backed by Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons performing songs from his work as Paul Kelly & the Dots. Both Chain and
Mushroom_Evolution_Concert
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Frank_McKenna_(RAF_officer)
Euphemism for dishonesty
with the truth" was used in the British House of Commons in 1968. In Paul Brickhill's 1950 book The Great Escape, the phrase is an ironic description of
Economical_with_the_truth
Royal Air Force officer
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Tim_Walenn
2014 book by Mark Felton
Greatest Escape”) through its text, “Zero Night” invites comparison with Paul Brickhill’s “The Great Escape” (1950), which recounts a later Allied breakout.
Zero_Night
242 'Under the Wire' by William Ash page 243 'The Great Escape' by Paul Brickhill page 19 Reading Room Manchester. "CWGC – Casualty Details". cwgc.org
Jorgen_Thalbitzer
Royal Canadian Air Force officer
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Gordon_Kidder
United States Air Force general (1913–2008)
teams on tunnel "Harry" used in the Great Escape, chronicled in the Paul Brickhill's autobiographical book, and portrayed in the 1963 film. After his liberation
David_M._Jones
Canadian fighter pilot (1917–1944)
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Henry_Birkland
Royal Air Force officer (1918–2008)
Smith page 193 Wings Day by Sydney Smith page 210 The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill page 236 Moonless Night by Bertrand James Wings Day by Sydney Smith
Sydney_Dowse
Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom
to so few. Overy, Richard (2013). The Bombing War. Penguin. p. 322. Paul Brickhill, The Dambusters "Attack on Amiens Prison, 18th February 1944". RAF.
Royal_Air_Force
American actor
during World War II. The film was based on the book The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill, which is a novelization of the true story of a mass escape from Stalag
Horace_Hahn
British RAF pilot (1920–1944)
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Brian_Evans_(RAF_officer)
Royal Air Force officer
(2014). The Great Escape. Dundurn Publishing. ISBN 978-1459728448. Brickhill, Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Leslie_George_Bull
Royal New Zealand Air Force officer
Bomber Command Losses, Volume 4. Midland Counties. ISBN 0-904597-90-3. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
John_Pohe
Royal New Zealand Air Force officer
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Arnold_Christensen
British airforce officer
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Michael_James_Casey
1983 studio album by Little Heroes
Hart-Wells 3:37 3. "Modern Times" Hart-Wells, Paul Bell 3:53 4. "Memories" Hart-Wells 3:40 5. "Seventh Heaven" Hart-Wells, Paul Brickhill, Anthony Tavasz 4:08
Watch_the_World
RAAF fighter pilot (1916–1944)
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Al_Hake
Australian cartoonist
painting until the end of 1937. He was close friends with his cousin, Paul Brickhill (the best-selling author of The Great Escape, The Dam Busters, and Reach
Hart_Amos
"Mahony's Mountain" "The Sunflowers" Judith Wright – "Eroded Hills" Paul Brickhill The Dam Busters The Great Escape Henry P. Schoenheimer – Wilbur Wasn't
1951_in_Australian_literature
British soldier (1922–2004)
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Tony_Bethell
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Jimmy_Keddie
British bomber pilot (1915–1944)
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Les_Long
Royal Air Force officer
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Dennis_Cochran
Canadian military personnel (1919–1944)
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Patrick_Langford
Autobiography by Guy Gibson
The Dam Busters, was based on both Gibson's Enemy Coast Ahead and on Paul Brickhill's The Dam Busters. The movie starred Richard Todd as Gibson and Michael
Enemy_Coast_Ahead
British air force pilot (1914–1944)
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Jack_Grisman
Bomber Command Losses, Volume 3. Midland Counties. ISBN 978-0904597899. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
Ian_Cross_(RAF_officer)
Area of Milton Keynes, England
the north, Tongwell Street to the east, Chaffron Way to the south and Brickhill Street to the west. The River Ouzel runs diagonally through it, from west
Middleton,_Milton_Keynes
Non-fiction book about Australia
Borroloola, Alice Springs, and Coober Pedy. III. As man has made it by Paul Brickhill. Describes the physical Australia, including soil erosion, breeding
The_Sunburnt_Country
Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King'. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. Paul Brickhill (2004). The Great Escape. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32579-9
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