Cedric Belfrage
English writer and activist, 1904–1990 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cedric Henning Belfrage (8 November 1904 – 21 June 1990) was an English film critic, journalist, writer and political activist.[1] He is best remembered as a co-founder of the radical US weekly National Guardian.[1] Later Belfrage was referenced as a Soviet agent in the US intelligence Venona project, although it appears he had been working for British Security Co-ordination as a double agent.[2]
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Born | Cedric Henning Belfrage (1904-11-08)8 November 1904 Marylebone, London |
Died | 21 June 1990(1990-06-21) (aged 85) Cuernavaca, Mexico |
Occupation | Film critic, journalist, writer, political activist |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Spouse | Molly Castle
(m. 1936; div. 1953)Mary Bernick (m. 1960) |
Partner | Anne-Marie Hertz |
Children | Sally Belfrage, Nicolas Belfrage; Anne Hertz (Zribi) |
Relatives | Sydney Henning Belfrage (father) Bruce Belfrage (brother) Bryan Powley (uncle) |
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