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China Beach is an American war drama television series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War. The title refers to My Khe [ 1 ] beach in the city of Đà Nẵng, Vietnam , nicknamed "China Beach" in English by American and Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War.
John Sacret Young (May 24, 1946 – June 3, 2021) was an American author, producer, director, and screenwriter primarily in television, perhaps best known for his work on the show China Beach. Young was nominated for seven Emmys and seven Writers Guild of America Awards, winning two WGA Awards. [1]
The memoir, originally published by Beaufort Books, [1] explores Van Devanter's experience as a nurse during the Vietnam War. It was adapted into a popular TV show, China Beach, which ran from 1988 to 1991.
William Dodson Broyles Jr. [1] (born October 8, 1944) is an American journalist, screenwriter, and former United States Marine Corps officer. He created the television series China Beach (1988–91) and Six (2017-18), and wrote such films as Apollo 13 (1995), Cast Away (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), Unfaithful (2002), The Polar Express (2004), Jarhead (2005) and Flags of Our Fathers (2006).
China Beach sends off Wayloo Marie, returning to the U.S. for a job at the ABC news network in New York City. She gets an unexpected traveling companion in McMurphy, headed home to Lawrence, Kansas for the first time in 16 months after her estranged, alcoholic father (guest star Donald Moffat) suffers a heart attack. The two leave Vietnam with ...
The China Beach Surf Club was an unofficial U.S. Military association founded in 1967 in Da Nang, Vietnam and grew into a major cultural and therapeutic outlet for young G.I.s to surf during R&R (military) back from the front lines of the Vietnam War.
Brian Wimmer (born October 1, 1959) is an American actor. He is probably best known for his role as Cpl. Boonie Lanier in the TV series China Beach, which ran from 1988 until 1991.
Kober may be best known as Dodger in China Beach [3] and Daedalus in the short-lived cult horror series Kindred: The Embraced.He has made guest appearances on such television series as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ER, 24, The Closer, New Girl, [4] Criminal Minds, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise.