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T.E. Lawrence (was: spelling and pronunciation of Brough-Superior)

To: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Subject: T.E. Lawrence (was: spelling and pronunciation of Brough-Superior)
From: Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 92 09:16:53 pdt
> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 10:31:36 CDT
> From: "Andrew C. Green" <acg@hermes.dlogics.com>
> 
> 
> > Did T.E. Lawrence die on one?
> 
> Quite possibly, as I can think of no other claim to fame that this car
> could have.  :-)

I thought Lawrence died in a motorbike accident.  That's how his end was
depicted in the film LAWRENCE OF ARABIA.  While this could have been a
case of Hollywood taking a bit of "artistic" license, I recall seeing
a documentary about Lawrence on PBS a few years ago which implied the
same thing.

Roland


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