Hollywood . . . Then and Now

Dwight Gruber · 10-25-2005, 05:11 PM

I was going through old discussions today and ran across this one.

"Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) really was a R. A. F. pilot who was shot down, held prisoner and tortured by the Germans. "

Donald Pleasance was incarcerated in Stalag Luft I, in the same compound as my Father. They performed together in a camp production of "The Petrified Forest."

"Actually, Hedi Lamarr and a co-inventor, George Antheils, patented the concept of spread-spectrum communication but never realized any monetary return, as the concept could not be implemented in hardware until practical and inexpensive microprocessors were available."

George Anthiel was a composer of classical music.

--Dwight

10-25-2005, 05:11 PM	#12
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	I was going through old discussions today and ran across this one. "Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) really was a R. A. F. pilot who was shot down, held prisoner and tortured by the Germans. " Donald Pleasance was incarcerated in Stalag Luft I, in the same compound as my Father. They performed together in a camp production of "The Petrified Forest." "Actually, Hedi Lamarr and a co-inventor, George Antheils, patented the concept of spread-spectrum communication but never realized any monetary return, as the concept could not be implemented in hardware until practical and inexpensive microprocessors were available." George Anthiel was a composer of classical music. --Dwight