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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 film starring Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard.
Nov 12, 2005 · David Westheimer, a bestselling novelist whose most successful work -- “Von Ryan’s Express” -- drew on his experiences as a World War II prisoner of war and was made into a popular movie that...
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He served in the US Army Air Force during World War II as a navigator aboard a B-24 bomber. His plane was shot down by Italian fighter planes and he spent 28 months in Italian and German POW camps. He based his novel "Von Ryan's Express" on his experiences as a POW.
- April 11, 1917
- November 8, 2005
Westheimer was a novelist best known for his books Von Ryan's Express and My Sweet Charlie. A 1937 graduate of Rice University, his early career was devoted to journalism. He was working for the Houston Post when America entered World War II, and he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
David Westheimer. Writer: Von Ryan's Express. Novelist David Westheimer wrote "Von Ryan's Express" (made into a film, Von Ryan's Express (1965)) with Frank Sinatra), "My Sweet Charlie" (adapted into a play which was staged on Broadway and then turned into a TV movie, My Sweet Charlie (1970), starring Patty Duke, who won an Emmy Award), "Summer ...
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- April 11, 1917
- David Westheimer
- November 8, 2005
Nov 20, 2005 · David Westheimer, who wrote the novels ''My Sweet Charlie'' and ''Von Ryan's Express,'' which was turned into a movie starring Frank Sinatra, died here on Nov. 8. He was 88. The cause was heart...
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