David Westheimer (born April 11, 1917 in Houston, Texas; died November 8, 2005) was an American novelist best known for writing the 1964 novel "Von Ryan's Express" which was adapted as a 1965 movie starring Frank Sinatra. 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 Air Force during World War II. Wikipedia
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