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Francis Gary Powers(1929-1977)

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Francis Gary Powers was born on 17 August 1929 in Jenkins, Kentucky, USA. He was a writer, known for Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976), Le monde parallèle (1967) and The Mike Douglas Show (1961). He was previously married to Claudia Edwards Downey and Barbara Gay Moore. He died on 1 August 1977 in Encino, California, USA.
BornAugust 17, 1929
DiedAugust 1, 1977(47)
BornAugust 17, 1929
DiedAugust 1, 1977(47)
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Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976)
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
6.8
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1976
Le monde parallèle (1967)
Le monde parallèle
8.3
TV Series
  • Self
Mike Douglas in The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Mike Douglas Show
7.1
TV Series
  • Self
Life with Linkletter (1950)
Life with Linkletter
TV Series
  • Self
  • Self - POW pilot

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Writer

  • Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976)
    Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
    • book "Operation Overflight"
    • TV Movie
    • 1976

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  • Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976)
    Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
    • technical advisor
    • TV Movie
    • 1976

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  • Alternative name
    • Gary Powers
  • Born
    • August 17, 1929
    • Jenkins, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • August 1, 1977
    • Encino, California, USA(helicopter crash)
  • Spouses
      Claudia Edwards DowneyOctober 26, 1963 - August 1, 1977 (his death, 1 child)
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    US air force captain who, on May 1, 1960, piloted a U-2 spy plane that was shot down over the Soviet Union. In 1962 he was exchanged for convicted Russian spy Rudolph Abel.

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