William Samuel Stephenson

Pilot

He was born William Samuel Clouston Stanger in Point Douglas, Winnipeg, Manitoba. His mother was Icelandic, and his father was Scottish from the Orkney Islands. He was adopted early by an Icelandic family after his parents could no longer care for him, and given his foster parents' name, Stephenson. In 1924 he married American tobacco heiress Mary French Simmons, of Springfield, Tennessee.

William Samuel Stephenson, born 1-23-1897, before achieving notoriety as a Pilot, he left school at a young age and worked as a telegrapher. He volunteered for service in World War I. He became a flying ace but was shot down and served as a prisoner of war. Between the wars, he returned to Manitoba and cofounded a hardware business. The business failed, but he moved to England and became wealthy through his many contacts. 

As an accomplished Pilot, by 1936, he was voluntarily providing confidential information to British MP Winston Churchill (World Leader) about how Adolf Hitler (Criminal)'s Nazi government was building up its armed forces and hiding military expenditures. Ian Fleming (Novelist) wrote of him: "James Bond is a highly romanticised version of a true spy. The real thing is . . . William Stephenson."

Winston Churchill

World Leader

Adolf Hitler

Criminal

Ian Fleming

Novelist

As head of the British Security Coordination, Stephenson handed British scientific secrets over to Franklin D. Roosevelt (US President) and relayed American secrets back to Winston Churchill. In 1979 he was portrayed by David Niven (Movie Actor) in the miniseries A Man Called Intrepid, based on William Stevenson's bestseller, A Man Called Intrepid. Winston Churchill, and Ian Fleming were also His acquaintances.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

US President

David Niven

Movie Actor

William Samuel Stephenson's Life Path Number is 4 as per numerology. The Life Path Number 4 is associated with people who are practical, sensible, pragmatic and rational by nature. They are quite methodical and well ordered apart from being efficient in their essence. It means they have a rational thought process while making any decision in life.

In 2024, William Samuel Stephenson’s personal year number is 5, the year of freedom. This year is in phase of upward cycle, representing growth so that William Samuel Stephenson can start doing new things.

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● William Samuel Stephenson was born on January 23, 1897 (age 92) in Winnipeg, Canada
● He is a Celebrity Pilot
● His real name is William Samuel Stephenson

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