Ernest Kellogg Gann (October 13, 1910 – December 19, 1991) was an American aviator, author, sailor, and conservationist. He is best known for his novels...
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aviation disaster film, directed by William A. Wellman, and written by Ernest K. Gann, who also wrote the 1953 novel on which his screenplay was based. Filmed...
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Fate Is the Hunter is a 1961 memoir by aviation writer Ernest K. Gann. It describes his years working as a pilot from the 1930s to 1950s, starting at American...
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on the novel Twilight for the Gods by Ernest K. Gann (though the opening credits read "Written by Ernest K. Gann," implying it is an original screenplay...
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Dmytryk, starred Clark Gable and Susan Hayward, and was written by Ernest K. Gann based on his 1954 novel. Jane Hoyt arrives in Hong Kong, looking for...
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Gann may refer to Gann, in Irish mythology, king of the Fomorians Gann mac Dela (20th or 16th century BC), joint High King of Ireland Ernest K. Gann (1910-1991)...
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The High and the Mighty is a 1953 novel by Ernest K. Gann about an airline flight from Honolulu to San Francisco. Just past the halfway point, or the point...
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the Sky is a 1953 American aviation adventure drama film written by Ernest K. Gann based on his 1944 novel of the same name, directed by William A. Wellman...
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film was adapted by Marc Norman from the book The Aviator, written by Ernest K. Gann. In the book, Tillie is an 11-year-old girl rather than the pert teenager...
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The Antagonists is a 1971 historical novel by Ernest K. Gann about the siege of the Masada citadel in Israel by the 10th Legion of the Roman Empire in...
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the same name by Ernest K. Gann, but the author was so disappointed with the film, which bore no relation to the book about Gann's own early flying career...
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The main story for the film, "The Gremlin's Castle", was written by Ernest K. Gann, who also wrote the aviation novels The High and the Mighty and Fate...
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mentioned below Band of Brothers, a 1973 aviation adventure novel by Ernest K. Gann Band of Brothers, a 2006 nautical war novel in The Bolitho novels series...
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Consolidated Aircraft, aviation pioneer George Foreman III, professional boxer Ernest K. Gann, aviator and writer Blake Geoffrion, hockey player Horace Heidt, pianist...
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Billy Budd, Sailor. Fiddler's Green is the title of a 1950 novel by Ernest K. Gann, about a fugitive criminal who works as a seaman after stowing away...
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a poor reputation among its crews. Veteran airline pilot and author Ernest K. Gann, in his 1961 memoir Fate is the Hunter, wrote: "They were an evil bastard...
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detailed account of a visit to BW-1 in the early days of World War II by Ernest K. Gann, in the book Fate Is The Hunter.[citation needed] The advent of aerial...
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sailor and conservationist with her husband, author and screenwriter Ernest K. Gann. Post was a member of the Reno Ski Club while growing up in Reno, Nevada...
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Stephen McNally, Charles Bickford and Alex Nicol. The screenplay was by Ernest K. Gann based on his 1950 novel Fiddler's Green. The film tells of Bruno Felkin...
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Mighty (1954), directed by William Wellman, and based on a novel by Ernest K. Gann. His portrayal of a heroic copilot won widespread acclaim. Wayne also...
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the Mighty may refer to: The High and the Mighty (novel), a novel by Ernest K. Gann The High and the Mighty (film), a film based on the novel "The High...
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as Spain and Portugal. The American aviator, filmmaker and novelist Ernest K. Gann purchased the Albatros in 1954, re-rigged her as a brigantine, and she...
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longitudinal stability. In his autobiography, Fate is the Hunter, the writer Ernest K. Gann reported that, while flying air cargo in India, he barely avoided crashing...
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used in at least two novels set in Hong Kong: Soldier of Fortune by Ernest K. Gann, published in 1954; and Dragon Flame by the house author Nick Carter...
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Domitian appears in the novel. The Triumph (1986), a historical novel by Ernest K. Gann, features a villainous Domitian. The Marcus Didius Falco series of crime...
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being sent to England. Operations during this period were described by Ernest K. Gann, based on his personal experiences in the Air Transport Command, in...
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1982 Robert Heinlein novel Friday Fiddler's Green, a 1950 novel by Ernest K. Gann This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Fiddler's...
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Frederikssund Boatbulding in Frederikssund, Denmark. She was built for author Ernest K. Gann, author of several works including "Song of the Sirens", "Twilight of...
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The Anatomy of a Crime – Joseph F. Dinneen Love is Eternal – Irving Stone Around a Rusty God – Augusta Walker The High and the Mighty – Ernest K. Gann...
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History Index -- Search". airforcehistoryindex.org. Fate is the Hunter, Ernest K Gann, Simon & Schuster, 1961 "Agra Airport". Airports Authority of India...
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