Harriet Quimby
Sign in to saveAmerican aviator, screenwriter (1875-1912)
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It sits within the topics 1875 births, 1912 deaths and 20th-century American journalists.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Lines of White on a Sullen Sea — Fishermaiden1909
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1875-05-11 ) May 11, 1875, Arcadia, Michigan , US
- Died
- July 1, 1912 (1912-07-01) (aged 37), Squantum , Massachusetts, US
- First flight
- Blériot XI monoplane
- Famous flights
- English Channel overfly ( Dover , England to Calais , France)
- Flight license
- August 1, 1911, Aero Club of America , US
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harriet
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Arcadia
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Photo Harriet Quimby 1911 - Touring Club Italiano 11.3349.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1875-05-11
- date of death
- 1912-07-01
- place of burial
- Kensico Cemetery
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- Harriet Quimby
- name in native language
- Harriet Quimby
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- Harriet Quimby
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Encyclopedic overview
Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 – July 1, 1912) was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1912 the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel. Although Quimby only flew for one year, and died at the age of 37 in a flying accident, she strongly influenced the role of women in aviation.
Early life and early career
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