Whittaker chambers biography of donald
Whittaker Chambers: A Biography Part 1 |.
Whittaker chambers biography of donald
Whittaker Chambers
Defected communist spy, writer, editor (1901–1961)
Whittaker Chambers | |
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Chambers in 1948 | |
| Born | Jay Vivian Chambers (1901-04-01)April 1, 1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 1961(1961-07-09) (aged 60) Westminster, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer, spy, poet, translator |
| Spouse | Esther Shemitz |
| Children | Ellen Chambers, John Chambers |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union United States |
| Service branch | "Communist underground" controlled by the GRU |
| Service years | 1932–1938 |
| Codename | Carl (Karl), Bob, David Breen, Lloyd Cantwell, Carl Schroeder |
Whittaker Chambers (born Jay Vivian Chambers; April 1, 1901 – July 9, 1961) was an American writer and intelligence agent.
After early years as a Communist Party member (1925) and Soviet spy (1932–1938), he defected from the Soviet underground in 1938. He then worked for Time