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Aylward
Aylward is a name that may refer to: ;Surname *Bob Aylward (1911–1974), Irish politician *Bobby Aylward (born 1955), Irish politician *Bruce Aylward, Canadian physician and Assistant Director General of the WHO *Dick Aylward (1925–1983), American baseball player *Gladys Aylward (1902–1970), English missionary *Gordon Aylward, Australian chemist *James Ambrose Dominic Aylward (1813–1872), English theologian and poet *James Aylward (cricketer) (1741–1827), English cricketer *James P. Aylward (1885–1982), American lawyer and politician *Joan Marie Aylward, Canadian politician *John Aylward (born 1946), American actor *Liam Aylward (born 1952), Irish politician *Samkin Aylward, fictional character from Arthur Conan Doyle's novel ''The White Company'' **List of Emberverse characters#Clan Mackenzie, Samkin Aylward, a fictional character from S. M. Stirling's ''Emberverse series'' novels named after the Doyle character *Theodore Aylward (1730–1801), English organist ;Given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys Aylward
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. Early life Aylward was born in 1902, one of three children of Thomas John Aylward (a postman) and Rosina Florence, a working-class family from Edmonton, North London. From her early teens, Gladys worked as a housemaid. Following a calling to go overseas as a Christian missionary, she was accepted by the China Inland Mission to study in a preparatory three-month course for aspiring missionaries. Because of her lack of progress in learning the Chinese language, she was not offered further training. On 15 October 1930, having w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |