What year was the star of Battle at Bloody Beach that died on 28 May 1971 born in?
Battle at Bloody Beach Battle at Bloody Beach, (aka Battle on the Beach), is a 1961 drama directed by Herbert Coleman, starring Audie Murphy and Gary Crosby. "Battle at Bloody Beach" is only the second Audie Murphy movie set in World War II, after his autobiographical "To Hell and Back".
Douglas Hickox Douglas Hickox (10 January 1929 – 25 July 1988) was an English film director. Hickox was born in London, where he was educated at Emanuel School. Hickox worked extensively as an assistant director and second unit director throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. ‘’The British B Film’’ (Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane; BFI, 2009) credits him with working on over thirty musical shorts and a handful of jazz/pop supporting featurettes. He made his first major picture in 1970. Over the next ten years, he developed a reputation for the wit and style of his direction, and for his taut action sequences. His work includes "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize" (1968), "Entertaining Mr Sloane" (1969), "Sitting Target" (1972), "Theatre of Blood" (1973), "Brannigan" (1975), "Sky Riders" (1976) and "Zulu Dawn" (1979). He worked on various TV programmes in the 1980s until his death. He died in a London hospital following a heart surgery operation at age 59.