Keywords: US Navy 021201-N-0000B-004 Capt. Edward L.jpg en Washington D C Dec 1 2002 -- Legendary WWII submarine commander retired Capt Edward L Ned Beach Jr died Dec 1 at his Washington D C home In addition to his superb naval career he was an accomplished author and wrote among many other works the globally acclaimed piece of literature Run Silent Run Deep in 1955 The novel was made into a popular movie starring Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster In an interview with All Hands Magazine a U S Navy internal information periodical he didn't like the movie because it wasn t true to the Navy that I saw and tried to describe Beach is survived by his wife Ingrid three children and four grandchildren U S Navy Photo RELEASED 2002-12-01 021201-N-0000B-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 3554 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Edward L Beach Jr |