Beirne Lay Jr. (September 1, 1909 – May 26, 1982) was an American writer, aviation writer, Hollywood screenwriter, and combat veteran of World War II...
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Henry King and based on the novel of the same name by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay, Jr. It stars Gregory Peck as Brig. General Frank Savage. Hugh Marlowe,...
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Jaeckel, and Les Tremayne. The screenplay was by Frank D. Gilroy and Beirne Lay, Jr., and the unusual a cappella choral score was composed and conducted...
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Paul Tibbets Jr. (son) (as Christie Olsen) Sidney and Ernest Sittig as Baby Tibbets (son) The film was suggested by screenwriter Beirne Lay Jr., a Colonel...
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film directed by Mitchell Leisen and based on a book by Lieutenant Beirne Lay Jr. The film stars Ray Milland and William Holden. The supporting cast...
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and racehorse owner Benjamin Kunkel, novelist and political economist Beirne Lay, Jr. 1927, author, Twelve O'Clock High Howard Lederer, tournament poker...
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as Joe Gallagher, 1965 Genre Military drama Created by Sy Bartlett Beirne Lay Jr. Starring Robert Lansing Frank Overton Paul Burke Chris Robinson Barney...
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and Beyond and Toward the Unknown, films written by his collaborator, Beirne Lay Jr. The film was directed by Delbert Mann. Rock Hudson plays United States...
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24 Hour Alert was directed by Robert M. Leeds from a screenplay by Beirne Lay Jr. and Richard L. Breen. With the rising number of complaints about noise...
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Garner. Toward the Unknown was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and written by Beirne Lay, Jr. who had also penned the novel and screenplay for Twelve O'Clock High...
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by his friend and fellow Air Force pilot, Maj. (later Col.) A.W. Blizzard, Jr. Stewart's military service and lifelong interest in aviation greatly influenced...
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his training of new recruits. 4 "The Two Star Giant" Richard Donner Beirne Lay, Jr. October 5, 1963 (1963-10-05) Rice is mistakenly assigned as an aide...
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William Bendix, Richard Jaeckel, and Manuel Padilla, Jr., it was written by Ronald Davidson, Beirne Lay, Jr., and Harry M. Slott, directed by Francis D. Lyon...
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concurrently for a short stretch along Main Street in Berkeley Springs. Beirne Lay, Jr., U.S. Army aviator Tom Netherton, singer, Lawrence Welk Show Charles...
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Grant, based on a story by Kenneth Gamet, but some sources claim that Beirne Lay, Jr. was an uncredited contributor as well. Director Nicholas Ray chose...
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the material,'' he asserted. "I come from a theater background, where you lay it all on the table.'' A supporter and advocate for writers' rights in theatre...
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Edna Anhalt 1953 (26th) Roman Holiday Dalton Trumbo Above and Beyond Beirne Lay, Jr. The Captain's Paradise Alec Coppel Hondo Louis L'Amour Little Fugitive...
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Air Mail scandal (section William P. MacCracken Jr.)
Elwood R. Quesada, Robert L. Scott, Robert F. Travis, Harold H. George, Beirne Lay Jr., Curtis E. LeMay, and John Waldron Egan, all of whom would play important...
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parents—Henry C. Lay, Jr (who became a civil engineer, 1850–1914), George William Lay (who became a priest, 1860–1932), and Beirne Lay (Yale graduate and...
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Jacques Perret, Henri Verneuil, and Raoul Ploquin Strategic Air Command – Beirne Lay Jr. Helen Keller in Her Story – Nancy Hamilton‡ Heartbreak Ridge – René...
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due to a near-disastrous oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon. Beirne Lay, Jr., Earthbound Astronauts - the Builders of Apollo-Saturn (Prentice Hall...
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with the 97th and 306th groups became the basis of Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay Jr.'s novel and film Twelve O'Clock High. The group was reactivated as...
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posthumously as Trumbo was on the Hollywood blacklist) Above and Beyond – Beirne Lay Jr. The Captain's Paradise – Alec Coppel Hondo – Louis L'Amour (disqualified)...
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Book: The Life and Mildenhall-Melbourne Flight of C.W.A. Scott 1934 Beirne Lay Jr. I Wanted Wings 1937 Frank Glasgow Tinker Some Still Live 1938 Louise...
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film I Wanted Wings, based on the novel of the same title by 1st Lt. Beirne Lay Jr. In William Wyler's 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives, B-17s are...
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Lay is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alfred Morrison Lay (1836–1879), U.S. politician Beirne Lay, Jr. (1909–1982), American author...
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films and used connections to meet Beirne Lay, Jr., who was on the staff of Army Air Forces Brig. Gen. Ira Eaker. Lay had a background in both journalism...
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representative of Catholic Women's Welfare in the Christian Women's Movement Beirne Lay Jr., 72, American author, screenwriter and World War II aviator In Victoria...
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part of racketeer Joe Masara. Rejecting Warners offer of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., LeRoy spotted Gable in a touring production of The Last Mile at the Majestic...
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Eaker's initial staff, including Captain Frederick W. Castle, Captain Beirne Lay, Jr., and Lieutenant Harris Hull, was composed of reserve rather than career...
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