Paul Brickhill

Paul Brickhill

Australian writer
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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, The Dam Busters, and Reach for the Sky.

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Paul Brickhill was born on Wednesday, 20 December 1916 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was best known as a writer. Brickhill's country of citizenship (nationality) was Australian. He died on Tuesday, 23 April 1991 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at the age of 74. His zodiac star sign was Sagittarius.

You can find people similar to Paul Brickhill by visiting our lists 20th-century Australian non-fiction writers and 20th-century Australian writers.

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Paul Brickhill is known for his role in the film Reach for the Sky (1956) as (book "The Story of Douglas Bader).

He is also known for his role in the TV series This Is Your Life (1955) as Himself.

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