Spy who never was part How Nightmare New York
A memoir recounts a six year espionage sentence from a secret East German Russian totalitarian trial. The narrator, a Wagnerian soprano, describes arriving in West Berlin on September 1 1960 to sing at the Staatsoper and to work at the Komische Oper before complications unfold.
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New York
Nana
Europe
West Berlin
Staatsoper
State Opera House
Soviet
East Berlin
Komische Oper
Comic Opera Theater
Mozgyin
Nicolai
Kolya
Polayet
Spy Career Began at Concert for Russians
A Berlin singer recounts meeting Soviet officials in East Berlin including Rakov and Khedrov, being drawn into a covert world with CIA awareness, and signing fake contracts while pursuing a real Staatsoper engagement. The tale traces how a harmless cultural invitation evolved into imagined espionage.
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West Germany
U.S
The
Staatsoper
Rakov
van Cliburn
Moscow
Karlshorst
Evgeny Khedrov
Khedrov
Evgeny Alexeyevich Zaostrovtsev
KGB
Cliburn
Dresden
Leipzig
Khodrov
East
Berlin
DeMille son granted divorce in Los Angeles
Cynthia DeMille 38 was granted a divorce from John B. DeMille 50 adopted son of Cecil B. DeMille. The court awarded Mrs DeMille custody of their 3 year old son and visitation rights while she waived alimony. DeMille withdrew his cross complaint. Married June 12 1960 separated Feb 16 1963. He had hoped for reconciliation at a July temporary support hearing.
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Mozgvin
Bennett
Los Angeles
UPID
Cynthia DeMille
John B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Superior Court
Victor J. Hayek
DeMille
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