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Fail-Safe
Fail-Safe is a novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, published in 1962.
The popular and critically acclaimed novel was first adapted into a 1964 film of the same name directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda, Dan O'Herlihy, and Walter Matthau. In 2000, the novel was adapted again for...
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Eugene Burdick
Eugene Burdick (12 December 1918 - 26 July 1965), was an American Political Scientist and co-author of The Ugly American (1958), Fail-Safe (1962) and The 480 (1965).
He was born in Sheldon, Iowa. His family moved to Los Angeles, California when he...
Date of birth:
- Dec 12, 1918
Date of death:
- Jul 26, 1965 (age 46 years)
Harvey Wheeler
John Harvey Wheeler (October 17, 1918 - September 6, 2004) was an American author, political scientist, and scholar. He was best known as co-author with Eugene Burdick of Fail-Safe, 1962, an early cold war novel that depicted what could easily go...
Date of birth:
- Oct 17, 1918
Date of death:
- Sep 6, 2004 (age 85 years)
