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Beirne Lay Jr. (September 1, 1909 – May 26, 1982) was an American writer, aviation writer, Hollywood screenwriter, and combat veteran of World War II with the U.S. Army Air Forces. He is best known for his collaboration with Sy Bartlett in authoring the novel Twelve O'Clock High and adapting it into a major film .
Jun 8, 2024 · Lake would become one of the most popular and successful actresses of the early 1940s. Take a look at these fabulous photos to see portraits of Veronica Lake during the filming of I Wanted Wings in 1941. Share to Twitter.
His wife was Philippa Ludwell Lee. Lay was Shot down on 11 May 1944 in B-24H #41-29468 'Peg O' My Heart' with the crew of Lt Frank Vratny, 838th Bomb Squadron, and evaded capture. See the story of his evasion at the COMET evasion network website’s page https://www.evasioncomete.be/flaybe.html.
Based on the wartime experiences of Beirne Lay Jr., a former Eighth Air Force staff officer and bomb group commander, Twelve O’Clock High portrays the crushing weight of command in dire...
- John Fleischman
Jun 7, 2024 · Take a look at these fabulous photos to see portraits of Veronica Lake during the filming of I Wanted Wings in 1941.
In 1942 Capt. Beirne Lay Jr. (retired as Col.) was one of the officers who helped to form the bombing arm of the USAAF – the 8th Air Force, and in 1944 he eluded capture after his B-24 was shot down in Nazi-occupied France.
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