Richard Todd photographed with fellow soldiers from the 6th Airborne
RICHARD TODD - FACT FILE
1919 - Born Dublin.
1920s - Spends childhood in India before moving to Devon.
1944 - Parachutes into France during the D-Day Invasion with the 6th Airborne.
1949 - Nominated for Academy Award for the film 'The Hasty Heart'.
1954 - Stars in 'The Dambusters'.
1962 - Relives the Normandy landings in 'The Longest Day' with co-star John Wayne. Richard Todd was asked to play himself in the film, but ended up playing his real-life commanding officer.
1956 - Co-stars with Robert Taylor in D-Day - The Sixth of June'.
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