George Langelaan

George Langelaan was a French-British writer and journalist known for his short story "The Fly" which was adapted into the 1958 and 1986 films of the same name. Langelaan also served as an officer, special agent and spy with the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II where he underwent plastic surgery to alter his appearance before being dropped into France. He was captured and imprisoned in the Mauzac camp, condemned to death by the Nazis, and escaped and returned to England to participate in the Normandy landings.