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Aline, Countess of Romanones (1923–2017)

Forfatter af The Spy Wore Red

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Aline, Countess of Romanones was born Mary Aline Griffith in Pearl River, New York on May 23, 1923. She received a degree in literature, history and journalism from the College of Mount Saint Vincent. After graduating, she became a model. During World War II, she worked as a code clerk deciphering vis mere messages in the United States Embassy in Madrid for the Office of Strategic Services. She posed as a socialite employed by American oil companies. In 1947, she married Luis de Figueroa y Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno, the count of Quintanilla and later of Romanones. Her first memoir, The Spy Wore Red: My Adventures as an Undercover Agent in World War II, was published in 1987. Her other memoirs included The Spy Went Dancing, The Spy Wore Silk, The End of an Epoch, and the novel The Well-Mannered Assassin. She died on December 11, 2017 at the age of 94. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Værker af Aline, Countess of Romanones

The Spy Wore Red (1987) — Forfatter — 301 eksemplarer
The Spy Went Dancing (1990) — Forfatter — 183 eksemplarer
The Spy Wore Silk (1991) — Forfatter — 116 eksemplarer
The Well-Mannered Assassin (1994) 51 eksemplarer
The Earth Rests Lightly (1964) 9 eksemplarer
La espía que vestía de rojo (1988) 4 eksemplarer
The End of an Epoch (2016) 3 eksemplarer
La trama marroquí (2005) — Forfatter — 2 eksemplarer

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Kanonisk navn
Countess of Romanones, Aline,
Andre navne
Griffith, Aline
Countess of Quintanilla
Romanones, María Aline Griffith Dexter, Countess of
Fødselsdato
1923-05-22
Dødsdag
2017-12-11
Køn
female
Nationalitet
USA
Fødested
Pearl River, New York, USA
Dødssted
Madrid, Spain
Bopæl
New York, New York, USA
Madrid, Spain
Caceres, Spain
Uddannelse
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Erhverv
countess
spy
Organisationer
Office of Strategic Services
Central Intelligence Agency
Kort biografi
Aline, Countess of Romanones (born Mary Aline Griffith) published a memoir of her work during World War II for the U.S. Office of Strategic Services -- forerunner of the CIA -- called The Spy Wore Red. The foreword states that the book is somewhat fictionalized. She also wrote several spy novels.

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Born in New York in 1923, Aline Griffith worked for the OSS in Spain during World War II deep undercover as an American agent placed in upper class Spanish society. Her story is confirmed by William J. Casey, OSS agent 1942-45 and CIA director 1981-1987.
 
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MWMLibrary | 7 andre anmeldelser | Jan 14, 2022 |
Twenty one year old Aline Griffith finds herself in Spain as a deep-cover OSS agent, infiltrating the highest levels of Spanish society; or that five years later still, she would marry a Spanish grandee, and become one of the most fascinating women of international history. A memoir
 
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MWMLibrary | 7 andre anmeldelser | Jan 14, 2022 |
Ceuta - Diciembre 2005
 
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Værker
9
Medlemmer
670
Popularitet
#37,680
Vurdering
3.9
Anmeldelser
16
ISBN
51
Sprog
3
Udvalgt
2

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