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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. Westheimer, a Rice University graduate, worked as an assistant editor for the Houston Post from 1939 to 1946 except for those years spent with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. As a navigator in a B-24 he was shot down over Italy on December 11, 1942 and spent time as a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft III.

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rdfs:label	David Westheimer (de) David Westheimer (en) David Westheimer (fr)
rdfs:comment	David Westheimer (* 11. April 1917 in Houston, Texas; † 8. November 2005 in Los Angeles) war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Die bekanntesten Werke des Zweiten-Weltkriegs-Piloten waren My Sweet Charlie und Von Ryan's Express (dt. Der späte Sieg des Commodore, 1965), der unter dem Titel Colonel von Ryans Express mit Frank Sinatra verfilmt wurde. (de) David Westheimer, né le 11 avril 1917 à Houston au Texas et mort le 8 novembre 2005 à Los Angeles en Californie, est un journaliste, un scénariste et un écrivain américain. Ancien militaire, il est principalement connu pour être l’auteur du roman L'Express du colonel Von Ryan, adapté au cinéma sous le même titre, et pour la novélisation du film Le Jour du vin et des roses, réalisé par Blake Edwards. Comme écrivain, il a également utilisé le pseudonyme de Z.Z. Smith. (fr) 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. Westheimer, a Rice University graduate, worked as an assistant editor for the Houston Post from 1939 to 1946 except for those years spent with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. As a navigator in a B-24 he was shot down over Italy on December 11, 1942 and spent time as a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft III. (en)
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