Louis Zamperini, an American prisoner of war in World War Two and Olympic runner whose life inspired the book and upcoming feature film "Unbroken," has died at age 97. Zamperini died after a 40-day bout with pneumonia, his family said on Thursday in a
File: Louis Zamperini presents an award at the 2011 Golden Goggles at JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE on November 20, 2011 in Los Angeles. Zamperini passed away at 97, according to a family statement sent out
(CNN) — Louis Zamperini, the Olympic runner and World War II officer who survived a horrific plane crash, a seven-week journey across the Pacific in a raft, near starvation and unspeakable torture in Japanese POW camps, has died. He was 97. The cause
File: Louis Zamperini presents an award at the 2011 Golden Goggles at JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE on November 20, 2011 in Los Angeles. Zamperini passed away at 97, according to a family statement sent out
Louis Zamperini, a former Olympian who spent 47 days lost at sea and two more years as a prisoner of war during World War II, has died at age 97, according to Universal Pictures, which is making a movie of his life. The Olean, New York, native passed