![]() In the book, Wouk described the captain as "a small man" with "strands of sandy hair across an almost bald head." In 2004, the author told NPR, "Now Captain Queeg is Humphrey Bogart. ![]() Humphrey Bogart played Queeg in the film, but he wasn't exactly what Wouk had in mind when he wrote the character. After having a breakdown at sea, the tyrannical Captain Queeg accuses his crew of stealing a quart of strawberries and becomes obsessed with finding the culprit. Many people might remember Wouk for a certain incident involving strawberries in The Caine Mutiny, which became a film in 1954. He died in his sleep Friday at his home in Palm Springs, Calif., at age 103. Wouk was famous for his sprawling World War II novels, including The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, and for his portrayal of Jewish Americans in the novel Marjorie Morningstar. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Herman Wouk has died. ![]() Novelist Herman Wouk, pictured here in 1955, wrote about a variety of subjects, including World War II, the publishing world and a fictional Caribbean island. ![]()
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