Percy Harrison Fawcett
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| CHARACTER | |
| Percy Harrison Fawcett | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Birth | 1867, United Kingdom |
| Death | 1926, Brazil |
| Nationality |  British
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Profession(s) |
British officer |
Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett (nicknamed Jack) was British explorer who went missing in 1925 on a quest to find an ancient lost city he knew as "Z". Fawcett was successful in his search but was taken prisoner by the Ceiban inhabitants and held within the city's walls as a "breeder". During that time he was manipulated into fathering five children by different women posing as his wife.
In 1926, Indiana Jones and his wife, Deirdre were sent to find the explorer when Marcus Brody received Fawcett's journal in the mail. The Joneses successfully rescued Fawcett from Ceiba but Fawcett died alongside Deirdre when their plane crashed in the jungle.
[edit] Behind the scenes
The real-life Percy Fawcett is said to have been one of the inspirations for the Indiana Jones character.
An episode was written for the planned third season of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles that would have featured Indy and René Belloq becoming involved in Fawcett's quest for the Lost City of Z, but with the cancellation of the series, the episode was never filmed.
[edit] Appearances
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Brazil, December 1921" (Cancelled)
- Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils (First appearance)
