11 Facts About Alan Caillou

Alan Caillou married Aliza Sverdova in 1939, then studied acting from 1939 to 1941.

Alan Caillou was captured in North Africa, imprisoned and threatened with execution in Italy, then escaped to join the British forces at Salerno.

Alan Caillou was then posted to serve with the partisans in Yugoslavia.

Alan Caillou wrote about his experiences in the book The World is Six Feet Square.

Alan Caillou was promoted to captain and awarded the Military Cross in 1944.

Alan Caillou wrote about this experience in the memoir Sheba Slept Here.

Alan Caillou wrote his first novel, Rogue's Gambit, in 1955, first using the name Caillou, one of his aliases from the war.

Alan Caillou appeared in such television movies as Sole Survivor, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and Goliath Awaits.

Alan Caillou wrote 52 paperback thrillers under his own name and the nom de plume of Alex Webb, with such heroes as Cabot Cain, Colonel Matthew Tobin, Mike Benasque, Ian Quayle and Josh Dekker, as well as writing many magazine stories.

Several of Alan Caillou's novels were filmed, such as Rampage with Robert Mitchum in 1963, based on his big game hunting knowledge; Assault on Agathon, for which Alan Caillou wrote the screenplay; and The Cheetahs, filmed in 1989.

Alan Caillou was married to Aliza Sverdova from 1939 until his death.