Donn Pearce, a former member of a chain gang, wrote the prison novel "Cool Hand Luke," as well as the Oscar-nominated screenplay for its acclaimed 1967 film adaptation, which starred Paul Newman. As a young man in the Merchant Marine, Pearce became involved in counterfeiting schemes in post-World War II Europe, escaped from a French prison back to the United...
Donn Pearce, a former member of a chain gang, wrote the prison novel "Cool Hand Luke," as well as the Oscar-nominated screenplay for its acclaimed 1967 film adaptation, which starred Paul Newman. As a young man in the Merchant Marine, Pearce became involved in counterfeiting schemes in post-World War II Europe, escaped from a French prison back to the United...
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