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   Commander. James Britt Donovan (February 29, 1916 – January 19, 1970) [2] [3] 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 ...

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   • Years of service: 1943–1945

2. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › james-b-donovanJames B. Donovan Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...

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   James Britt Donovan was born on February 29, 1916, in the Bronx, New York City. His father, John J. Donovan, was a successful surgeon while his mother, Harriet née O'Connor, was a piano teacher. His elder brother, John J. Donovan Jr., grew up to be a well-known politician. Donovan had his schooling at All Hallows Institute.

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   Who is James Britt Donovan?

   • James Britt Donovan was born on February 29, 1916, in the Bronx, New York City. His father, John J. Donovan, was a successful surgeon while his mother, Harriet née O'Connor, was a piano teacher. His elder brother, John J. Donovan Jr., grew up to be a well-known politician. Donovan had his schooling at All Hallows Institute.

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   Who plays James Donovan in 'bridge of spies'?

   • Directed by Steven Spielberg, 'Bridge of Spies' is a dramatic thriller which tells the story of James Donovan (played by Tom Hanks), a Brooklyn insurance claims lawyer who finds himself thrust into the centre of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.

   Bridge of Spies: The true story behind Jim Donovan's defence of a

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   Was Donovan convicted?

   • Donovan was almost successful. The Supreme Court only upheld the conviction by a majority verdict of 5/4. The grounds of his appeal were highly technical, based on the 4th Amendment of the Constitution which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizure of a suspect’s property.

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   Did James Donovan represent Rudolf Abel?

   • And after the war, he was assistant prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes trial. It was no accident that the Brooklyn Bar Association chose him to represent Rudolf Abel. James Donovan served as a commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

   Star negotiator — Harvard Gazette

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2015/11/26 › moviesWhat James Donovan Did After the Bridge of Spies - The New ...

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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 ...

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   Nov 27, 2015 · Directed by Steven Spielberg, 'Bridge of Spies' is a dramatic thriller which tells the story of James Donovan (played by Tom Hanks), a Brooklyn insurance claims lawyer who finds himself thrust ...

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7. news.harvard.edu › story › 2016Star negotiator — Harvard Gazette

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   Mar 29, 2016 · The film “Bridge of Spies” tells the story of James B. Donovan, a Harvard Law School graduate who played a critical part in prisoner negotiations during the Cold War. Donovan met with world leaders such as Fidel Castro (photo 1) and John F. Kennedy (photo 2) during his career as an attorney and negotiator. He also served as a commander in ...

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8. www.fordham.edu › hall-of-honor › james-b-donovanJames B. Donovan | Fordham

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   James B. Donovan. James B. Donovan. Fordham College, Class of 1937. Lawyer and Political Negotiator. Protagonist of Bridge of Spies. (Inducted in 2016) From the 1940s until his untimely death in 1970, James B. Donovan brought intelligence, integrity, and courage to bear on some of the seminal events of his time.

9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bridge_of_Spies_(film)Bridge of Spies (film) - Wikipedia

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   Bridge of Spies is a 2015 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Matt Charman and the Coen brothers, and starring Tom Hanks in the lead role, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, and Alan Alda. Set during the Cold War, the film tells the story of lawyer James B. Donovan, who is entrusted with negotiating the ...