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- Birth nameRobert Edward Urquhart
- Roy Urquhart was born on November 28, 1901 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is known for A Bridge Too Far (1977). He was married to Pamela Edith Condon. He died on December 13, 1988 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- SpousePamela Edith Condon(March 22, 1939 - December 13, 1988) (his death, 4 children)
- ChildrenElspeth CampbellSuki Urquhart
- ParentsAlexander UrquhartIsabella Gillespie
- Major-General of the British 1st Airborne Division during the battle for Arnhem, Holland in September 1944 during Operation Market Garden in World War II.
- He served as a military consultant on A Bridge Too Far (1977), in which he was played by Sean Connery. Although Urquhart had been friends with David Niven since 1920, he had no interest in films. As such, he had no idea who Connery was or why his daughters were so excited that he was playing him in the film.
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