Who wrote the 1963 novel ‘Ice Station Zebra’?
Ice Station Zebra (novel) Ice Station Zebra (novel) Ice Station Zebra is a 1963 thriller novel written by Scottish author Alistair MacLean. It marked a return to MacLean's classic Arctic setting. After completing this novel, whose plot line parallels real-life events during the Cold War, MacLean retired from writing for three years. In 1968 it was loosely adapted into a film of the same name. Drift ice Station Zebra, a British meteorological station built on an ice floe in the Arctic Sea, suffers a catastrophic oil fire; several of its men die, and their shelter and supplies are destroyed. The survivors hole up in
Ice Station Zebra (novel) 2013, "The Hollywood Reporter" reported that Warner Bros. will undertake a remake of "Ice Station Zebra", with Christopher McQuarrie signed to direct and write the screenplay for the film. The novel is referenced in "The Leadership Breakfast", the eleventh episode of the second season of "The West Wing". While building a fire, Josh Lyman (played by Bradley Whitford) says, "It's like Ice Station Zebra in here." The novel is parodied in the "Sealab 2021" third season episode, "Frozen Dinner". The Sealab crew must rescue scientists aboard Ice Station Zebra, a research station on top of an ice floe. The ice