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- Birth namePaul Chester Jerome Brickhill
- Paul Brickhill was born on December 20, 1916 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 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, Australia.
- SpouseMargaret (Margot) Olive Slater(April 22, 1950 - 1964) (divorced, 2 children)
- Best known for writing several historical books on World War II subjects, the most famous being "The Great Escape" which was filmed as The Great Escape (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. He also wrote "Reach for the Sky", a biography of fighter pilot Douglas Bader who had lost both his legs in a pre-war flying accident and who was a prisoner of war in Colditz; this was filmed as Reach for the Sky (1956) with Kenneth More.
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