George Langelaan (1908 – 1969) was a British-born writer. During World War II he worked as a spy for the Allied powers. According to his memoirs he underwent plastic surgery to alter his appearance before being dropped into France. He explained that his ears were too large and that they had to be pinned back before he could be dropped into enemy territory. The operation was deemed necessary so as to remove too distinctive features. Of all his literary efforts he is probably best remembered for his 1957 short story "The Fly". The story itself has been adapted to the screen twice, in 1958 and 1986, and both of those films have spawned their own sequels.

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  • George Langelaan (1908 – 1969) was a British-born writer. During World War II he worked as a spy for the Allied powers. According to his memoirs he underwent plastic surgery to alter his appearance before being dropped into France. He explained that his ears were too large and that they had to be pinned back before he could be dropped into enemy territory. The operation was deemed necessary so as to remove too distinctive features. Of all his literary efforts he is probably best remembered for his 1957 short story "The Fly". The story itself has been adapted to the screen twice, in 1958 and 1986, and both of those films have spawned their own sequels. (en)
  • George Langelaan (né à Paris le 19 janvier 1908 et décédé le 9 février 1972) est un écrivain et journaliste anglais qui fut agent du service secret britannique Special Operations Executive pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il passa la majeure partie de sa vie en France. Il était parfaitement bilingue et écrivit la plupart de ses articles, nouvelles et romans en français. (fr)
  • George Langelaan, escritor franco-británico, especializado en ciencia ficción, famoso sobretodo por su relato La mosca, de la que se han hecho dos versiones cinematográficas y varias secuelas de cada una, y se espera que se realice una tercera versión próximamente. (es)
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  • George Langelaan (1908 – 1969) was a British-born writer. During World War II he worked as a spy for the Allied powers. According to his memoirs he underwent plastic surgery to alter his appearance before being dropped into France. He explained that his ears were too large and that they had to be pinned back before he could be dropped into enemy territory. The operation was deemed necessary so as to remove too distinctive features. Of all his literary efforts he is probably best remembered for his 1957 short story "The Fly". The story itself has been adapted to the screen twice, in 1958 and 1986, and both of those films have spawned their own sequels. (en)
  • George Langelaan (né � Paris le 19 janvier 1908 et décédé le 9 février 1972) est un écrivain et journaliste anglais qui fut agent du service secret britannique Special Operations Executive pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
  • George Langelaan, escritor franco-británico, especializado en ciencia ficción, famoso sobretodo por su relato La mosca, de la que se han hecho dos versiones cinematográficas y varias secuelas de cada una, y se espera que se realice una tercera versión próximamente. (es)
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  • George Langelaan (en)
  • George Langelaan (fr)
  • George Langelaan (es)
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