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Elliot was born in Portland, Oregon , to Fred and Clara Elliot, and became a Christian at age six. He graduated from Wheaton College in 1949 , with a degree in Greek . He arrived in Ecuador on February 21 , 1952 , with the purpose of Evangelizing Ecuador's Quechua Indians. On October 8 , 1953 , he married fellow Wheaton Alumna and missionary Elisabeth Howard in Quito , Ecuador. Their only child, Valerie, was born February 27 , 1955 . While working with the Quechua Indians, Elliot began preparing to reach the famously violent Huaorani Indian tribe which were known at the time as the Aucas. He and four other missionaries, Ed McCully , Roger Youderian , Peter Fleming , and their Pilot , Nate Saint , made contact from their airplane with the Huaorani Indians, using a Loudspeaker and a basket to pass down gifts. After several months, the men decided to build a base a short distance from the Indian tribe, along the Curaray River . There they were approached several times by small groups of Huaorani Indians, and even gave an airplane ride to one curious Huaorani whom they called "George" (his real name was Naenkiwi). Encouraged by these friendly encounters, they began plans to visit the Huaorani, but their plans were preempted by the arrival of a larger group of Huaorani, who killed Elliot and his four companions on January 8 , 1956 . Elliot's mutilated body was found downstream, along with those of the other men, except that of Ed McCully. His journal entry for 28 October 1949 contains his now famous quote, 'He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose', expressing his belief that missions work was more important than his life. Elliot and his friends became instantly known worldwide as '' and '' Through Gates Of Splendor '', which describe the life and death of her husband. In 2005, a documentary based on the story was released entitled '' Beyond The Gates Of Splendor ''. In 2006, a theatrical movie, '' End Of The Spear '', based on the story was released. REFERENCES
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