* 1989: A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan

* " One Bright Shining Moment " ( 2006 )

He received a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for his 1989 book A Bright Shining Lie, about the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and the United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

Sheehan eventually completed the book, A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam ( 1988, published by Random House and edited by Robert Loomis ).

* A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam ( New York: Random House, 1988 )

* Sheehan's C-SPAN interviews with Brian Lamb on A Bright Shining Lie, September 14, 1988:

* 2005-One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern.

* John Lindsay ’ s Bright, Shining Failure, City Journal online, October 6, 2010

The song is also played during prologue in TV movie A Bright Shining Lie ( 1998 ), and in A Home at the End of the World ( 2004 ).

*" Gee, The Moon Is Shining Bright " / " I'm Gonna Get You Yet " ( 1965 )

In 2006, Goodman narrated the film One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern.

* Sheehan, Neil, A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam.

Neil Sheehan wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnam history and biography of Vann, A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam, in which Sheehan examines Vann's alleged career-stunting incident involving a morals charge during his service in West Germany and how this possibly affected Vann's future actions and resulting career path in Vietnam.

# To The Bright and Shining Sun ( 1970 )

* The Power Bright and Shining ( Simon & Schuster, 1980 )

* A Bright Shining Lie ( 1998 ) on camera

* Bill Paxton – A Bright Shining Lie as John Paul Vann

Numerous documentary movies have been made about the Sunderbans, including the 2003 IMAX production Shining Bright about the Bengal Tiger.

# " Shining Bright "-Karishma

* A Bright Shining Slogan: How " hearts and minds " came to be by Elizabeth Dickinson.

* A Bright Shining Lie ( 1998 ) ( television film )

* A Bright Shining Lie ( 1998 ) ( television film )

# REDIRECT A Bright Shining Lie

A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam ( 1988 ) is a book by Neil Sheehan, a former New York Times reporter who covered the Vietnam War.

First The Life Of John Bright appeared and seven years later Lord Grey Of The Reform Bill.

Of the two, The Life Of Bright is incomparably the better biography.

* Homicide: Life on the Street ( 1997 ) – Gwen Munch, John Munch's ex-wife, in episode: " All is Bright "

Idle also led the other surviving Python members and Chapman's family and close friends in a rendition of " Always Look on the Bright Side of Life " from the film Life of Brian.

* John Kruth, Bright Moments: The Life & Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, 2004: ISBN 1-56649-105-3

Condemned to a long and painful death, Brian finds his spirits lifted by his fellow sufferers, who break into song with " Always Look on the Bright Side of Life ".

"), ending Brian's hope of rescue ( they do however show some signs of life during the famous rendition of " Always Look on the Bright Side of Life " when they are seen waving their toes in unison in time to the music ).

" Always Look on the Bright Side of Life " was later re-released with great success, after being sung by British football fans.

" Always Look on the Bright Side of Life " is also featured in Eric Idle's Spamalot, a Broadway musical based upon Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and was sung by the rest of the Monty Python group at Graham Chapman's memorial service and at the Monty Python Live At Aspen special.

" Talk Radio " host John Williams, of Chicago's WGN 720 AM, has used " Always Look on the Bright Side of Life " from Life of Brian in a segment of his Friday shows.

In the 1997 Oscar winning film As Good as It Gets, the misanthropic character played by Jack Nicholson sings " Always Look on the Bright Side of Life " as evidence of the character's change in attitude.

In The Bright Side of Life ( 2000 ), Palin continued on a Scottish theme, looking at the work of the Scottish Colourists.

Warner Bros. released a large number of color films from 1929 to 1931, including The Show of Shows ( 1929 ), Sally ( 1929 ), Bright Lights ( 1930 ), Golden Dawn ( 1930 ), Hold Everything ( 1930 ), Song of the Flame ( 1930 ), Song of the West ( 1930 ), The Life of the Party ( 1930 ), Sweet Kitty Bellairs ( 1930 ), Under A Texas Moon ( 1930 ), Bride of the Regiment ( 1930 ), Viennese Nights ( 1931 ), Woman Hungry ( 1931 ), Kiss Me Again ( 1931 ), Fifty Million Frenchmen ( 1931 ), and Manhattan Parade ( 1932 ).

A competent guitarist, Idle composed many of the group's most famous musical numbers, most notably " Always Look on the Bright Side of Life ", the closing number of Life of Brian, which has grown to become a Python signature tune.

In the spirit of the Olympic Games, Idle sang his hit Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.

Idle is an accomplished songwriter, having composed and performed many of the Pythons ' most famous comic pieces, including " Eric the Half-a-Bee ", " The Philosophers ' Song ", " Galaxy Song ", " Penis Song ( Not the Noel Coward Song )" and, probably his most recognised hit, " Always Look on the Bright Side of Life ", which was written for the closing scene of the Monty Python film Life of Brian, and sung from the crosses during the mass crucifixion.

However, when " Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life " was adopted as a football chant in the late 1980s, Idle's then neighbour Gary Lineker suggested Idle re-record and release the popular track.

Always Merry and Bright: the Life of Henry Miller: an Unauthorized Biography, Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1978.

Anderson contributed to " Call on Me " from Reed's collaborative project The Raven, on the tracks " Rouge " and " Rock Minuet " from Reed's Ecstasy, and " Hang on to Your Emotions " from Reed's Set the Twilight Reeling ; Lou Reed contributes to the tracks " In Our Sleep " from Laurie Anderson's Bright Red and " One Beautiful Evening " from Anderson's Life on a String.

# " Always Look on the Bright Side of Life "-Art Garfunkel