Gladys Aylward

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gladys Aylward
Occupation	Missionary
Date Of Birth	Feb 24, 1902(1902-02-24)
Age	122
Date Of Death	January 3, 1970, Taiwan
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Pisces

Gladys Aylward Biography

Gladys Aylward is one of the most popular and richest Missionary who was born on February 24, 1902 in England, England, United Kingdom. Famous as the subject of the 1957 book The Small Woman and the 1958 movie The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, this English missionary brought her evangelical brand of Christianity to China during the 1930s and 1940s.

She was portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness.

The children of Rodina and Thomas Aylward, she and her sister, Violet, and brother, Laurence, grew up in North London, England.

Gladys Aylward Net Worth

Gladys Aylward is one of the richest Missionary from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gladys Aylward 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After working as a maid in her native England, she traveled to Yangcheng, China, where she was initially employed by the government as an enforcer of a newly-passed Chinese law banning the traditional practice of binding girls’ feet.

During her time in China (and, later, Taiwan), she established a missionary organization known as The Inn of the Eight Happinesses, worked on behalf of prison reform and opened an orphanage.

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Who is Gladys Aylward Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Gladys Ranked on the list of most popular Missionary. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Gladys Aylward celebrates birthday on February 24 of every year.

What happened Gladys Aylward?

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jan. 3 (UPI) —Gladys Aylward, a British missionary whose life story was depicted in the motion picture, “Inn of the Sixth Happiness,” died today here of pneumonia. She was 67 years old.

What did Gladys Aylward do in China?

English missionary in China and Taiwan who worked to end the traditional Chinese practice of binding women’s feet, led a large group of orphans out of occupied China, and set up orphanages in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

What happened to the children Gladys Aylward saved?

Not only had she never kissed a man, but the film’s ending portrayed her character leaving the orphans to re-join the colonel elsewhere, even though in reality she did not retire from working with orphans until she was 60 years old. She dedicated her life to the orphans in Taiwan, and was buried in Taipei.

Why was Gladys Aylward turned down?

British missionary in China With little educational background, no specific abilities to commend her for missionary work, and unable to do well in some introductory mission studies , Gladys was turned down by the China Inland Mission.

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