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Wally Floody was a Mining Tunnel Engineer in Ontario, Canada before joining the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940. Wally flew Spitfires in 401 Squadron until he was shot down and became a Prisoner of War on October 28th 1941. For four years, Wally had made many escape attempts and dug a number of tunnels before being sent to Stalag Luft III where his greatest escape took place. Wally designed and built three tunnels called "Tom", "Dick" and "Harry", both going 30ft below the ground, heading straight for the woods. Unfortunetly one of the tunnels was discovered and Wally got sent to a different POW Camp before the escape began. When the War was reaching the end, Wally was set free and and returned to Canada where he lived the rest of his life.
In 1963 Wally was hired as the Technical advisor for John Sturges's Motion Picture version of Paul Brickhill's Novel "The Great Escape". He returned to Germany where he worked full time for a whole year making sure the film was authentic to the actual escape. Wally Floody died of natural causes in 1998.- Actor
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Jack Smith was born on 14 November 1932 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Flaming Creatures (1963), The Illiac Passion (1967) and Normal Love (1963). He died on 25 September 1989 in Manhattan, New York, USA.- Actor
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Clifford Sales was born on 11 April 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Beulah (1950), Tales of Tomorrow (1951) and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950). He died on 25 September 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Virginia MacLeod was born on 27 September 1908 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was an actress, known for One Plus One (1961), Festival (1960) and Encounter (1952). She was married to Alexander Albert MacLeod. She died on 25 September 1989 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Jesús Solórzano was born on 10 January 1908 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Come on Ponciano (1937), The Magnificent Matador (1955) and Arruza (1972). He was married to María del Carmen Pesado Haghenbeck. He died on 25 September 1989 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Winifred Finlay was born on 27 April 1910 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England, UK. Winifred was a writer, known for The Secret of the Snowstorm (1951) and The Secret of the Sampler (1951). Winifred died on 25 September 1989 in Walgrave, Northamptonshire, England, UK.