The name's Child...Julia Child.
Julia Child, spy?
Records reveal Julia Child was a World War II-era spy
Tribune wire reports
7:35 AM CDT, August 14, 2008
Before Julia Child became known to the world as a leading chef, she admitted at least one failing when applying for a job as a spy: impulsiveness.
Details about Child's background as a government agent come into the public spotlight Thursday with the National Archives' release of more than 35,000 top-secret personnel files of World War II-era spies. The CIA held this information for decades.
The 750,000 documents identify the vast spy network managed by the Office of Strategic Services, which later became the CIA. President Franklin Roosevelt created the OSS, the country's first centralized intelligence operation.
Child's file shows that in her OSS application, she included a note expressing regret she left an earlier department store job hastily because she did not get along with her boss, said William Cunliffe, an archivist who has worked extensively with the OSS records at the National Archives.
Sweet. Makes you wonder now if she really knew how to use her kitchen knives for more than just chopping veggies.
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Edit: NPR is reporting that she developed a shark repellant to protect bombs used to sink German U-boats. Awesome.
Records reveal Julia Child was a World War II-era spy
Tribune wire reports
7:35 AM CDT, August 14, 2008
Before Julia Child became known to the world as a leading chef, she admitted at least one failing when applying for a job as a spy: impulsiveness.
Details about Child's background as a government agent come into the public spotlight Thursday with the National Archives' release of more than 35,000 top-secret personnel files of World War II-era spies. The CIA held this information for decades.
The 750,000 documents identify the vast spy network managed by the Office of Strategic Services, which later became the CIA. President Franklin Roosevelt created the OSS, the country's first centralized intelligence operation.
Child's file shows that in her OSS application, she included a note expressing regret she left an earlier department store job hastily because she did not get along with her boss, said William Cunliffe, an archivist who has worked extensively with the OSS records at the National Archives.
Sweet. Makes you wonder now if she really knew how to use her kitchen knives for more than just chopping veggies.
Link.
Edit: NPR is reporting that she developed a shark repellant to protect bombs used to sink German U-boats. Awesome.