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Scott, Sheila, 1922-1988

LC control no.no2012097054
Personal name headingScott, Sheila, 1922-1988
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Variant(s)Hopkins, Sheila Christine, 1922-1988
Birth date19220427
Death date19881020
Special noteFormerly on undifferentiated name record n50005596
Found inOn top of the world, 1973: t.p. (Sheila Scott)
Wikipedia, 18 July 2012 (Sheila Scott; British aviatrix; b. 27 Apr. 1922 in Worcester; d. 20 Oct. 1988; born Sheila Christine Hopkins; as an actress, in 1943 took stage name Sheila Scott and used that name for the rest of her life; learned to fly in 1958; broke over 100 aviation records)
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition, 18 July 2012 (Sheila Scott; original name: Sheila Christine Hopkins; b. 27 Apr. 1927 in Worcester; d. 20 Oct. 1988 in London; British aviator; wrote I must fly (1968) and On top of the world (1973; U.S. title Barefoot in the sky, 1974))
General Register Office index of births, April-June 1922: p. 162 (Hopkins, Sheila C.; mother's maiden name: Kenward; District: Worcester; vol. 6C p. 239)