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Hélène Deschamps Adams
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Hélène Marguerite Deschamps Adams (30 January 1921 in the French concession in Tianjin, China – 16 September 2006 in Manhattan) was a member of the OSS,[1] a forerunner of the CIA.[2]
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Born | Helene Marguerite Deschamps (1921-01-30)January 30, 1921 Tianjin, China |
Died | September 16, 2006(2006-09-16) (aged 85) Manhattan |
Pen name | Anick, Helene de Champlain |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | USA France |
Period | 20th century |
Genre | Action, adventure |
Subject | Spying |
Literary movement | French Resistance [the Franc Croix and Jacques/Penny Farthing networks], and the OSS, the forerunner of CIA. |
Notable works | The Secret War of Helene de Champlain (W.H. Allen, 1980) Spyglass: The Autobiography of Helene Deschamps Adams (Henry Holt Co. 1995) |
Spouse | Forest E. Adams |
Children | 1 |
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