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Boris Morros (Russian: Борис Михайлович Моррос, romanized: Boris Mikhailovich Morros; January 1, 1891 - January 8, 1963) was an American Communist Party member, Soviet agent, and FBI double agent.
Apr 14, 2020 · Boris Morros went to Hollywood to reinvent himself at Paramount. His Soviet handlers came along for the ride.
Boris Morros was born on 1 January 1891 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was a producer and writer, known for Stagecoach (1939), Souls at Sea (1937) and The General Died at Dawn (1936). He died on 8 January 1963 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Jun 25, 2020 · The Russian-born Hollywood producer Boris Morros was a short, bald and rotund man with a gregarious manner, a taste for the good life and an unquenchable ambition. Such a colorful figure might...
Boris Morros was born on January 1, 1891 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was a producer and writer, known for Stagecoach (1939), Souls at Sea (1937) and The General Died at Dawn (1936). He died on January 8, 1963 in New York City, New York, USA.
- January 1, 1891
- January 8, 1963
Boris Morros was a major figure in the 1930s and '40s. The head of music at Paramount, nominated for Academy Awards, he then went on to produce his own films with Laurel and Hardy, Fred Astaire, Henry Fonda, and others.
Apr 7, 2020 · Perhaps the most astonishing of all these spies was Boris Morros, who for a decade was a double agent for both the Soviets and the FBI. He was the most unlikely spy—a short, pudgy promoter born in St. Petersburg, who was a music prodigy for the Tsar before the Russian Revolution.
