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Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express is a 1965 World War II adventure film directed by Mark Robson, starring Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard based on a novel by David Westheimer.
Colonel Joseph L. Ryan is an American pilot whose P-38 Lightning is shot down. He is captured by the Axis and taken to a prisoner-of-war...
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David Westheimer
David Westheimer (April 11, 1917 in Houston, Texas – November 8, 2005) was an American novelist best known for writing the 1964 novel Von Ryan's Express which was adapted as a 1965 movie starring Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard.
Westheimer, a Rice...
Date of birth:
- Apr 11, 1917
Date of death:
- Nov 8, 2005 (age 88 years)
Wendell Mayes
Wendell Mayes (July 21, 1919, Hayti, Missouri - March 28, 1992, Santa Monica, California) was a Hollywood screenwriter. His father Von Mayes was a lawyer and his mother Irene (née Haynes) was a teacher.
Wendell Mayes began as an actor. An episode he...
Date of birth:
- Jul 21, 1919
Date of death:
- Mar 28, 1992 (age 72 years)
