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Peter George


Born
in Treorchy, Rhondda, Wales, The United Kingdom
March 26, 1924

Died
June 01, 1966


Peter Bryan George was a British author, most famous for the 1958 Cold War thriller novel Red Alert, first published under the title Two Hours to Doom and written under the pen name Peter Bryant. The book was the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's classic film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

His best-known novel, Red Alert was written while serving as a RAF officer and published with the pseudonym Peter Bryant.

Due to interest in nuclear themes sparked by Stanley Kramer's film version of On the Beach in 1959, the film rights to Red Alert were sold that year, only to be handed around until Stanley Kubrick bought them in 1962, reportedly for as little as $3,500.

Peter George co-wrote the screenplay for the fi ...more

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Dr. Strangelove
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Red Alert
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Dr. Strangelove Or: How I L...
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Commander-1
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The Final Steal
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1962 — 6 editions
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Hong Kong Kill
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Come Blonde, Came Murder
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Cool Murder
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Pattern of Death
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The Big H
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