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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Greville_WynneGreville Wynne - Wikipedia

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   Wynne was born in Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, Shropshire, England, only son (an elder brother had died at the age of one year in 1915; he had three elder sisters) of Ethelbert Wynne and Ada, née Pritchard. He was raised in Ystrad Mynach, South Wales, with a "modest background". [2]

   • Children: 1 son - Andrew
   • Alma mater: University of Nottingham

   • Criminal penalty: 8 years; served 18 months
   • Nationality: British

3. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › true-story-behindThe True Story Behind ‘The Courier’ - Smithsonian Magazine

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   Mar 18, 2021 · Alex Palmer. March 18, 2021. Merab Ninidze and Benedict Cumberbatch in The Courier . Liam Daniel, Courtesy of Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions. In November 1960, Greville Wynne, a...

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5. www.historyvshollywood.com › reelfaces › the-courierThe Courier vs. the True Story of British Spy Greville Wynne

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   Mar 1, 2021 · Wynne married his second wife, Herma van Buren, in 1970. She had worked as his secretary and interpreter, speaking eight languages. They separated several years prior to Wynne's death in 1990. Read Greville Wynne's autobiography The Man from Odessa to learn more about his life and role as a British spy.

6. www.usatoday.com › story › entertainment'The Courier' fact check: Benedict Cumberbatch's spy Greville ...

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   Mar 20, 2021 · Make way for his amateur, everyman spy Greville Wynne in "The Courier," now on premium VOD6. This time it's a true story: Wynne served as an unassuming go-between for British intelligence MI-6...

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   Mar 8, 2023 · Benedict Cumberbatch told USA Today, "Greville Wynne was an ordinary man doing an extraordinary thing. This true story is a very interesting, skewed way to telling a ticking time-bomb, spy ...

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Oleg_PenkovskyOleg Penkovsky - Wikipedia

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   Greville Wynne, a British salesman of industrial equipment to countries behind the Iron Curtain, was recruited by MI6 to communicate with Penkovsky. The first meeting between Penkovsky and two American and two British intelligence officers occurred during a visit by Penkovsky to London in April 1961.

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   • This time it's a true story: Wynne served as an unassuming go-between for British intelligence MI-6 and Russian spy Oleg Penkovsky at the height of the Cold War. "Greville Wynne was an ordinary man doing an extraordinary thing," Cumberbatch says. "This true story is a very interesting, skewed way to telling a ticking time-bomb, spy-thriller."

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   • Liam Daniel, Courtesy of Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions In November 1960, Greville Wynne, a 41-year-old British businessman, sat down for a lunch that would change his life. His dining companion, Dickie Franks, revealed himself to be an officer of the British Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6, and asked Wynne for his help.

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   • British spy Greville Wynne became one of Penkovsky's couriers, delivering information back to MI6 and the CIA. The real Greville Wynne (left), and Benedict Cumberbatch (right) in The Courier movie. What type of business did Greville Wynne operate?

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   Who was Greville Wynne's second wife?

   • Wynne married his second wife, Herma van Buren, in 1970. She had worked as his secretary and interpreter, speaking eight languages. They separated several years prior to Wynne's death in 1990. Read Greville Wynne's autobiography The Man from Odessa to learn more about his life and role as a British spy.

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10. screenrant.com › courier-movie-true-story-wynne-miThe Courier True Story: The Real Greville Wynne & Cold War Story

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    Jan 4, 2024 · Updated Jan 4, 2024. The Courier is a historical Cold War-era drama based on the true story of an unlikely spy, Greville Wynne — here's everything the film leaves out. Summary. The Courier is based on the true story of Greville Wynne, a British businessman who became an MI6 agent during the Cold War.