Bradley wrote a history and his autobiography

Omar Bradley wrote two books: A Soldier's Story (1951) and A General's Life: An Autobiography (1983). The autobiography was completed by Clay Blair after Bradley's death.

In 1950 a correspondent named Kitty Buhler interviewed General Bradley. The two became friends, and after the publication of A Soldier's Story, Buhler gained film rights to the book. In 1966, a year after Bradley's wife, Mary, died, he and Kitty Buhler married. Shortly afterwards, Kitty Bradley spoke to people who were making a film about General George Patton. Bradley knew Patton very well and had written about him in A Soldier's Story. The filmmakers hired General Bradley to advise them on their movie and used his book for the basis of the screenplay.

One of the main characters in the movie was General Omar Bradley. The role of Bradley was played by the actor Karl Malden. In 1971 the film Patton won seven Academy Awards.

The International Movie Data Base provides information on Bradley's association with Patton.

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