Paul Brickhill was born on December 20, 1916 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia as Paul Chester Jerome Brickhill. He was a writer, known for The Great Escape (1963), The Dam Busters (1955) and Reach for the Sky (1956). He was married to Margaret (Margot) Olive Slater. He died on April 23, 1991 in Victoria.
The Great Escape, The Dam Busters, Reach for the Sky
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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.