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The real Gladys Aylward ( 1902 – 1970 ) was born in London.

She was a former domestic turned missionary in China and best known for her work with children.

Aylward became a Chinese citizen in 1936.

Four years later, despite being in ill health herself, she led more than 100 children over the mountains to safety at the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War.