| Charles Fernley Fawcett | |
| Born | December 2, 1915 Waleska, Georgia |
|---|---|
| Died | February 3, 2008 (aged 92) London, England |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Co-founder of the International Medical Corps |
Charles Fernley Fawcett (2 December 1915 – 3 February 2008) was a wrestler, resistance worker, soldier, airman, film star, film maker, and co-founder of the International Medical Corps. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Waleska is a city in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United States of America —commonly referred to as the International Medical Corps (known also as IMC) is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization established by volunteer doctors and nurses Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International Medical Corps (known also as IMC) is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization established by volunteer doctors and nurses He was a recipient of the French Croix de Guerre and the American Eisenhower medal. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Croix de Guerre (sometimes lowercase in French Croix de guerre, meaning "Cross of War" is a military decoration of both France and
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Early life
Charles Fernley Fawcett was born in Waleska, Georgia, where his mother had been caught in a snow storm and died when he was six. Waleska is a city in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule [1][2] His family was of old Virginian stock, whose family tree included Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Thomas Jefferson (April 13 1743 – July 4 1826 was the third President of the United States (1801–1809 the principal author of the Declaration of Independence James Madison Jr (March 16 1751 – June 28 1836 was an American Politician, the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817 and one of the Founding [3] Having been orphaned at an early age, Fawcett and his younger brother and two sisters grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, in the care of their aunt. Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. [1]Here he attended Greenville high school for three years where he learned to wrestle and play American football. Southside High School is one of 14 public high schools that are part of the Greenville South Carolina County Schools System. [4]
Aged 15, Fawcett became involved in an affair with his best friend's mother. He remarked "If that's child molestation, I would wish this curse on every young boy. " The end of the affair made Fawcett contemplate suicide, and he left the United States to travel to the far East, working his passage on a number of steamships. [1]
By 1937 he had returned to America, and Fawcett stayed for a time in New York, before making his way to Washington D. C., where he was taken in by his cousin, who happened to be an assistant United States Postmaster General. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States Postmaster General is the executive head of the United States Postal Service. [1] Here he ended up wrestling to make a living. Then in 1937 he boarded a ship outside Montreal bound for France, where he worked as an artist’s model and again as a wrestler. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
World War II
After the outbreak of World War II he tried to join US Intelligence but his services were declined, so he briefly joined the Section Volontaire des Américains - the ambulance corps. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including [1] He was on his way to North Africa to join the Free French when he heard about Varian Fry, who would go on to rescue over 2,000 Jews from Vichy France with the help of a handful of people, Fawcett among them. The Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres FFL) were French fighters in World War II who decided to continue fighting against Axis forces Varian Mackey Fry (October 15 1907 &ndash September 13 1967 was a Taft School and Harvard University educated American Journalist who ran Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 Among the most famous people they rescued were Franz Werfel, Marc Chagall, Heinrich Mann and Hannah Arendt. Franz Werfel ( September 10, 1890 &ndash August 26, 1945) was an Austrian - Bohemian Novelist Playwright Marc Chagall (מאַרק שאַגאַל&lrm Belarusian: Мойша Захаравіч Шагалаў Mojša Zaharavič Šagałaŭ; Russian: Марк Luiz (Ludwig Heinrich Mann ( 27 March 1871 &ndash 12 March 1950) was a German novelist who wrote works with social themes whose
“I went to see him and he wasn’t very interested until I told him I’d been a professional wrestler. He said, ‘Maybe we could use you to sort of keep order. Anybody who’s not supposed to be there, you can get rid of them’,” Fawcett recalled in an interview with Dr Stephen D Smith in 1998. “Fry was perhaps one of the most idealistic men I had ever known and certainly the most unassuming. We got rid in a hurry of his little bow-tie and striped suit. Out of place completely in Marseilles. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Maybe one of the reasons he got away with a lot was because he looked so innocent. ”
Towards the end of the war, Fawcett married six Jewish women in three months. This enabled the women, who had formerly been imprisoned in concentration camps, to leave France with an American visa. Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial [2]
Eventually, he had to flee France at several hours’ notice after a tip-off that the Gestapo was coming to arrest him. The ( contraction of ge heime Sta ats' po' lizei: "Secret State Police" was the official Secret police of Nazi Germany Having left France, he flew in the RAF during the Battle of Britain, and later fought with the French Foreign Legion. The Battle of Britain (German ''Luftschlacht um England'' is the name given to the sustained strategic effort by the German Luftwaffe during the summer and
Post-war
After the war, he pursued a cinematic career, in which he performed in over 100 films, working with such stars as Errol Flynn, Alan Ladd, and Robert Taylor. Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most Alan Walbridge Ladd ( September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American film Actor. Robert Taylor or Bob Taylor may refer to;Arts Robert Taylor (actor at the top (he is the most linked-to of the people on this page --> [3] He combined this with smuggling refugees to safety from civil conflict, organising earthquake relief teams, fighting in several wars, and co-founding the International Medical Corps. International Medical Corps (known also as IMC) is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization established by volunteer doctors and nurses
Fawcett's first wife, with whom he had a daughter, died in 1956. In 1991, he married again, when after a 30 year engagement he married April Ducksbury, a British model agency executive, and settled in London. [1][3]
In 1979 he went to assist in training the Mujahideen in Afghanistan, who were fighting the Soviet Union. A Mujahid (Arabic ar مجاهد, literally "struggler" is a Muslim involved in a Jihad, id est fighting in a war or Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Film footage he shot whilst in Afghanistan was critical in securing American aid to the Mujahideen. [2]
He spent the rest of his life in Chelsea, London with his wife April Ducksbury. Chelsea is an area of south-west London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along Here he accquired a taste for music, and wrote songs. In 2006, Fawcett was nominated for recognition as Righteous Among the Nations at the annual British Holocaust commemoration. Righteous among the Nations (חסידי אומות העולם Chassidey Umot HaOlam) which may at times refer to the B'nei Noah or Noahides as well is a term used [5]
Charles Fawcett died on February 3, 2008 in London, England at the age of 92. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [1]
Partial Filmography
- Old Shatterhand (1964) - General Taylor
- The 300 Spartans (1962) - Megistias
- It Happened in Athens (1962) - Ambassador Cyrus T. The film Old Shatterhand (known as Apaches Last Battle in the UK is a very successful Eurowestern based on the character Old Shatterhand The 300 Spartans is a 1962 film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. It Happened in Athens was a 1962 comedy Film released by 20th Century Fox. Gaylord
- Barabbas (1962)
- Lonelyhearts (1958) - Smitty
- War and Peace (1956) - uncredited Russian artillery captain
- When in Rome (1952) - Mr. Lonelyhearts (also known as Miss Lonelyheart) is a 1958 Film noir drama film directed by Vincent J War and Peace is the first English film version of the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. When in Rome ( 1952) is a film starring Van Johnson, Paul Douglas, and Joseph Calleia. Cates
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Charles Fawcett. Telegraph. co. uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed
- ^ a b c Charles Fawcett. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-02-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed
- ^ a b c Charles Fernley Fawcett: 1915-2008. Varian Fry Institute. Retrieved on 2008-02-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed
- ^ http://www.filmsweep.com/node/64150 Retreved April 14, 2008
- ^ http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/47228.htm retreved April 17, 2008