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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 WW2 subjects, the most famous being "The Great Escape" filmed in 1963 (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.
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