In 1945's "Story of G.I. Joe", Burgess played this Pulitzer-winning war journalist who was killed by a sniper that year
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real life Pulitzer prize winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle, played by Burgess 
... 1945 film, based on the journalistic writings of Pulitzer Prize-winning WW2 war 
.... the front, was killed by an enemy sniper shortly before the release of this film.