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Wilfred Thesiger(1910-2003)

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Wilfred Thesiger was born on 3 June 1910 in Addis Ababa, Abyssinia [now Ethiopia]. He died on 24 August 2003 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK.
BornJune 3, 1910
DiedAugust 24, 2003(93)
BornJune 3, 1910
DiedAugust 24, 2003(93)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Chop Suey (2001)
Chop Suey
6.6
  • Self(as Sir Wilfred Thesiger)
  • 2001
The World About Us (1967)
The World About Us
8.3
TV Series
  • Self - Narrator(voice)
The Forbidden Desert of the Danakil
TV Special
  • Self
  • 1973
Heart of a Nomad: David Attenborough with Wilfred Thesiger
TV Special
  • Self
  • 1994

Credits

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Actor

  • The Last of the Great Explorers
    TV Special
    • 2003

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Sir Wilfred Thesiger
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • June 3, 1910
    • Addis Ababa, Abyssinia [now Ethiopia]
  • Died
    • August 24, 2003
    • Croydon, Surrey, England, UK(bronchopneumonia)
  • Other works
    Book: "Arabian Sands"
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Explorer, who was knighted in 1995.
  • Nickname
    • Mubarak bin London

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