In Reply to: "Tora Tora Tora" posted by rico on January 26, 2005 at 17:30:42:
he passed on years ago, but flew Spitefires in the BofB. Unfortunately, he crashed three of them and they finally took his keys away. He wrote a great book on Douglas Bader, who was a Brit pilot who had his legs amputated, but still flew. He also was one of the few people from the West, who interviewed Adolf Galland. His wife was a radio operator who had 16 parachute jumps behind Nazi lines. Hearing them tell 'war stories' after knocking back a few scotches as a teen, was a treat. He moved to LA and did screenwriting for TV shows like Hart To Hart.Tora, Tora, Tora is a great flick and will always occupy a soft spot in my heart for this reason...just a personal bias I guess?
Chris
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- My neighbor, Larry Forrester, wrote the screenplay... - Chris Garrett 10:04:12 01/27/05 (5)
- Re: My neighbor, Larry Forrester, wrote the screenplay... - rico 10:43:21 01/27/05 (4)
- Unwritten credits; Admiral Yamamoto (1st draft) - grinagog 22:26:07 01/27/05 (0)
- LOL, since you're being picky... - Chris Garrett 18:24:46 01/27/05 (2)
- Re: LOL, since you're being picky... - rico 09:49:15 01/28/05 (1)
- I apologize then.. - Chris Garrett 18:29:29 01/28/05 (0)