Beryl Markham after her. 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).
The Will to Fly and easy and I made choices, I made the right choices,” she said. “The main thing you have to have is resilience. I found that in me after watched I that movie, I found the resilience I needed to come back. “So I want to send huge thanks (to Lydia) for her putting that movie out which I choose to watch.” The Will to Fly The Will to Fly is a 2016 feature documentary film about the Australian Olympic freestyle skier gold medalist Lydia Lassila. The film was produced by Katie Bender who co-directed the film with her partner Leo