Gladys Aylward
Missionary in China (1902–1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gladys May Aylward (24 February 1902 – 3 January 1970) was a British-born evangelical Christian missionary to China, whose story was told in the book The Small Woman: The Heroic Story of Gladys Aylward, by Alan Burgess, published in 1957. The book served as the basis for the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, starring Ingrid Bergman, in 1958. The film was produced by Twentieth Century Fox, and filmed entirely in North Wales and England.[1]
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Born | Gladys May Aylward (1902-02-24)24 February 1902 Edmonton, London, England |
Died | 3 January 1970(1970-01-03) (aged 67) |
Resting place | New Taipei, Taiwan |
Other names | 艾偉德 |
Citizenship | British subject (1902–1936) Republic of China (1936–1970) |
Education | Silver Street School, Edmonton, London |
Occupation | Christian missionary |
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