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George Blake

British spy, a double agent in the service of the Soviet Union · United Kingdom · Directors · Lived 1922 to 2020 · aged 98

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George Blake was a spy who worked for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and became a double agent for the Soviet Union. Captured during the Korean War, he was imprisoned by North Korean forces and became a communist, deciding to work for the Ministry of State Security (MGB).

A life in dates

2020Died26 December 20202007Order of FriendshipAward1947A Voice Is BornFilm, Director1946You and Your FriendsFilm, Director1939Kid NightingaleFilm1937Kid GalahadFilm, Referee1922Born11 November 1922

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Blake with his mother upon his return to the UK in 1953Blake with his mother upon his return to the UK in 1953Blake after returning from Korea in 1953Blake after returning from Korea in 1953HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs in west London, from which Blake escaped in 1966HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs in west London, from which Blake escaped in 1966

Filmography 4

ABA Voice Is BornDirector1947
YFYou and Your FriendsDirector1946
KNKid Nightingale1939
KGKid GalahadReferee1937 · ★ 7.1

Awards

Order of Friendship2007
Order of the Red Banner
Order of Lenin
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
Order "For Personal Courage"
Honorary Officer of the State Security
Order of Orange-Nassau
Ministerial Awards of the Russian Federation

About this person

George Blake was a spy who worked for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and became a double agent for the Soviet Union. Captured during the Korean War, he was imprisoned by North Korean forces and became a communist, deciding to work for the Ministry of State Security (MGB). Upon returning to the United Kingdom, he resumed work with MI6 while secretly passing classified information to the Soviets, betraying dozens of agents working on the eastern side of the Iron Curtain.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2020 · aged 98

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