Beryl Markham Beryl Markham Beryl Markham (née Clutterbuck; 26 October 1902 – 3 August 1986) was a British-born Kenyan aviator (one of the first bush pilots), adventurer, racehorse trainer and author. She was the first person to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from east to west. She wrote about her adventures in her memoir, "West with the Night". Markham was born in the village of Ashwell, in the county of Rutland, England, the daughter of Charles Baldwin Clutterbuck, an accomplished horse trainer, and Clara Agnes ("née" Alexander) Clutterbuck (1878–1952). She had an older brother, Richard Alexander "Dickie" Clutterbuck (1900–1927). When she
Woman to Woman (1923 film) Woman to Woman (1923 film) Woman to Woman is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts, with Alfred Hitchcock as the uncredited assistant director and co-screenwriter. The film was adapted from the 1921 play "Woman to Woman" by Michael Morton. To capitalise on the success of the film, Cutts and Hitchcock made another film, "The White Shadow", with Compson before she returned to the United States. Hitchcock met his future wife, Alma Reville, while working on this film. As of August 2010, the film is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of