Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy

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Jonathan Gill

Hollywood Double Agent

The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy

Jonathan Gill

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English

Abrams
01 May 2020

Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment; The Cold War

The Cold War and the Golden Age of Hollywood meet in this story of the remarkable career of Boris Morros, ?lm producer and Russian double agent Boris Morros was a major figure in the 1930s and '40s. The head of music at Paramount, nominated for Academy Awards, he then went on to produce his own films with Laurel and Hardy, Fred Astaire, Henry Fonda, and others. But as J. Edgar Hoover would discover, these successes were a cover for one of the most incredible espionage tales in the history of the Cold War-Boris Morros also worked for Russian intelligence. Morros's assignments took him to the White House, the Vatican, and deep behind the iron curtain. The high-level intel he provided the KGB included military secrets and compromising information on prominent Americans: his friends. But in 1947, Morros flipped. At the height of the McCarthy era, he played a leading role in a deadly tale. Jonathan Gill's Hollywood Double Agent is an extraordinary story about Russian spies at the heart of American culture and politics, and one man caught in the middle of the Cold War.

By: Jonathan Gill
Imprint: Abrams
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781419740091
ISBN 10: 1419740091
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 May 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Gill is a professor of American history and culture at the University of Amsterdam, formerly on the faculties of Columbia, CCNY, Fordham, and the Manhattan School of Music. He has written for the New York Times, the Village Voice, The Nation, the Guardian, and other publications. He divides his time between New York City and Amsterdam.

Reviews for Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy

Shaking up our stock images of Cold War espionage, Gill's real-life thriller uncovers the improbable tale of a Russian Jewish immigrant impresario who played both the FBI and the KGB for fools. The result is a riveting read. --author of Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights in the Twentieth Century James Loeffler