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Louis Zamperini, Subject of 'Unbroken,' Dies at 97 - Runner's World

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Louis Zamperini, Subject of 'Unbroken,' Dies at 97

1936 5K Olympian was Japanese POW during World War II.

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July 3, 2014

Louis Zamperini, a 1936 U.S. Olympian at 5000 meters and the subject of the best-selling book Unbroken, has died at age 97 of pneumonia.

Born on January 26, 1917, Zamperini was a top American miler in the vintage era of middle-distance racing before World War II. He then became one of America's most famous wartime heroes after surviving extreme deprivation on a life raft and in captivity under the Japanese. By the end of his long life his story was renown, thanks to Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, published in 2010. A Hollywood movie based on the book, directed by Angelina Jolie, is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2014.



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