Michael Straight
American writer, publisher and Soviet spy (1916–2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Whitney Straight (September 1, 1916 – January 4, 2004) was an American magazine publisher, novelist, patron of the arts, a member of the prominent Whitney family, and a confessed spy for the KGB.[1]
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Michael Straight | |
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Born | Michael Whitney Straight (1916-09-01)September 1, 1916 New York City, U.S. |
Died | January 4, 2004(2004-01-04) (aged 87) |
Education | London School of Economics Trinity College, Cambridge |
Spouses | Belinda Crompton
(m. 1939; div. 1969)Katharine Gould
(m. 1998) |
Children | 5, including Dorothy |
Parent(s) | Willard D. Straight Dorothy Payne Whitney |
Relatives | Whitney Straight (brother) Beatrice Straight (sister) |
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