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   James Britt Donovan (February 29, 1916 – January 19, 1970) was an American lawyer and United States Navy officer in the Office of Scientific Research and Development and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS, predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency), ultimately becoming General Counsel of the OSS, and an international diplomatic ...

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3. www.irishamerica.com › 2016 › 10The Real Life Story of Bridge of Spies Lawyer James B. Donovan

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   Oct 1, 2016 · James B. Donovan was an Irish-American lawyer who defended a Russian spy, negotiated the exchange of captured agents, and was charged by President Kennedy to release thousands of prisoners after the Bay of Pigs invasion. He was played by Tom Hanks in the film Bridge of Spies, which depicts his role in the Nuremberg trials and the Cold War era.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 1970/01/20 › archivesDr. James B. Donovan, 53, Dies; Lawyer Arranged Spy Exchange

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   Jan 20, 1970 · Dr. Donovan was born in the Bronx on Feb. 29, 1916. His father was a prominent sur geon and the family's roots in New York City go back to 1837. An only brother, John D. Donovan Jr., a lawyer and ...

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6. www.biography.com › movies-tv › bridge-of-spies-trueThe True Story of 'Bridge of Spies' - Biography

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   Jun 11, 2020 · James Donovan was a lawyer who defended Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy arrested in 1957, and negotiated his swap for an American pilot held by the Soviet Union in 1962. He also published a memoir about his experiences and became a hero of the Cold War. Learn more about his real-life story and how he inspired the movie Bridge of Spies.

7. www.cia.gov › stories › storyThe Negotiator - CIA

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   Learn how James Donovan, a lawyer and former OSS officer, negotiated the release of over 1,000 Cuban prisoners after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1962. Discover his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis and his relationship with Fidel Castro.

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   Who plays James Donovan in bridge of spies?

   • Steven Spielberg 's Bridge of Spies dramatizes an incredible spy exchange that took place at the height of the Cold War. It stars Tom Hanks as attorney James Donovan, a man who first defended an accused Russian operative, then negotiated his swap for an American pilot held by the Soviet Union.

   The True Story of 'Bridge of Spies' - Biography

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   Did James Donovan believe everyone deserves a defense?

   • Much like Hanks' character in the film, the real James Donovan did believe that everyone deserves a defense. "Our principles are engraved in the history and the law of this land," Donovan said in 1962. "If the free world is not faithful to its own moral code, there remains no society for which others may hunger" (The Milwaukee Journal).

   Bridge of Spies vs. True Story of James Donovan, Rudolf Abel

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   What happened to Dr Donovan?

   • Dr. Donovan, who had been president of Pratt Institute since Jan. 1, 1968, entered Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn last week for treatment of in fluenza. He suffered a heart attack at 2 A.M. Monday. His home was at 35 Prospect Park West in Brooklyn.

   Dr. James B. Donovan, 53, Dies; Lawyer Arranged Spy Exchange

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   What was Donovan's role at Nuremberg?

   • But Bridge of Spies hardly touches on Donovan’s role at Nuremberg. Its main focus, rather, starts around 1957, when the New York City Bar Association asked Donovan to step up to defend Rudolph Abel, a Soviet spy who’d been captured and charged as a Soviet agent by the FBI and the INS in Brooklyn.

   The Real Life Story of Bridge of Spies Lawyer James B. Donovan

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9. www.historyvshollywood.com › reelfaces › bridge-of-spiesBridge of Spies vs. True Story of James Donovan, Rudolf Abel

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   Oct 9, 2015 · The true story behind Bridge of Spies reveals that it took several months of negotiating before James Donovan was sent to meet face to face with the second secretary of the Soviet Embassy, Ivan Schischkin, in East Germany. During those months, Donovan worked with the Department of Justice to set up the prisoner exchange.

10. www.nytimes.com › 2015/11/26 › moviesWhat James Donovan Did After the Bridge of Spies

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    Nov 25, 2015 · Nov. 25, 2015. Just six months after the spy swap at the center of Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies,” James B. Donovan, the New York lawyer who negotiated that exchange in real life, sat ...