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International Brigades personnel
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The list International Brigades personnel includes
George Nathan, Vittorio Vidali, Ernst Busch, Fanny Edelman and Heinz Hoffmann.
The list consists of 250 members
and 2 sublists.
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James Robertson Justice
British ice hockey player
Overview: James Robertson Justice (born James Norval Harald Justice; 15 June 1907 – 2 July 1975) was an English film actor, best known in comedies, where he would play the pompous authority-figure. He also co-starred ...Date of birth: 15 June 1907Date of death: 2 July 1975Age: 68 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 6' 2" (188 cm)
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George Nathan
British International Brigade volunteer
Overview: Samuel George Montague Nathan (20 January 1895 – 16 July 1937) was a British volunteer in the International Brigades in Spain. He initially commanded the British Company of the otherwise French Marseillaise ...Date of birth: 14 February 1882Date of death: 1937Age: 54 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: CriticGender: Male 0
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Fernando Rey
Actor
Overview: Fernando Casado Arambillet (20 September 1917 – 9 March 1994), best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave ...Date of birth: 20 September 1917Date of death: 9 March 1994Age: 76 (age at death)Nationality: SpanishOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 5' 10" (178 cm) 0
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George Orwell
English, Author
Overview: Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was a British novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell, a name inspired by his favourite place ...Date of birth: 25 June 1903Date of death: 21 January 1950Age: 46 (age at death)Nationality: EnglishOccupation: AuthorGender: MaleHeight: 6' 2" (188 cm) 0
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Vittorio Vidali
Italian spy and politician
Overview: Vittorio Vidali (1900–1983), also known as Vittorio Vidale, Enea Sormenti, Jacobo Hurwitz Zender, Carlos Contreras, and "Comandante Carlos", was an Italian communist. After being expelled from Italy ...Date of birth: 1900Date of death: 1983Age: 82 (age at death)Nationality: ItalianOccupation: PoliticianGender: Male 0
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Ernst Busch
German actor
Overview: Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Busch (22 January 1900 – 8 June 1980) was a German singer and actor.Date of birth: 22 January 1900Date of death: 8 June 1980Age: 80 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: ActorGender: Male 0
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Laurie Lee
English writer
Overview: Laurence Edward Alan Lee, MBE (26 June 1914 – 13 May 1997) was an English poet, novelist and screenwriter, who was brought up in the small village of Slad in Gloucestershire.Date of birth: 26 June 1914Date of death: 14 May 1997Age: 82 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: NovelistGender: Male 0
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Fanny Edelman
Argentine politician
Overview: Fanny Jacovkis, better known as Fanny Edelman (27 February 1911 – 1 November 2011) was an Argentine politician who was part of the International Brigades in defense of the Second Spanish Republic. She ...Date of birth: 27 February 1911Date of death: 1 November 2011Age: 100 (age at death)Nationality: ArgentineanOccupation: Politician 0
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Heinz Hoffmann
German politician
Overview: Heinz Hoffmann (28 November 1910 – 2 December 1985) was Minister of National Defense in the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic, and since 2 October 1973 member of the Politburo of the ...Date of birth: 28 November 1910Date of death: 2 December 1985Age: 75 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Ivan Gošnjak
Yugoslav politician
Overview: Ivan Gošnjak (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Иван Гошњак; 10 June 1909 – 8 February 1980) was a Yugoslav communist who held numerous important offices in Yugoslavia during and after World War II, serving as ...Date of birth: 10 June 1909Date of death: 8 February 1980Age: 70 (age at death)Occupation: Politician 0
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Ezekias Papaioannou
Cypriot politician
Overview: Ezekias Papaioannou (Greek: Εζεκίας Παπαϊωάννου; October 8, 1908 – April 10, 1988) was a Greek Cypriot communist politician and Secretary General of the left-wing political party of AKEL.Date of birth: 8 October 1908Date of death: 10 April 1988Age: 79 (age at death)Nationality: CypriotOccupation: PoliticianGender: Male 0
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David Crook
British activist and spy (1910–2000)Overview: David Crook (14 August 1910 – 1 November 2000) was a British-born Communist ideologue, activist and spy, long resident in China. A committed Marxist from 1931, he joined the International Brigades during ...Date of birth: 14 August 1910Date of death: 1 November 2000Age: 90 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: Writer 0
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Henri Rol-Tanguy
member of the French resistance
Overview: Henri Rol-Tanguy (12 June 1908 – 8 September 2002) was a French communist and a leader in the Resistance during World War II. At his death The New York Times called him "one of France's most de ...Date of birth: 12 June 1908Date of death: 8 September 2002Age: 94 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Mehmet Shehu
Prime Minister of Albania
Overview: Mehmet Ismail Shehu (January 10, 1913 – December 17, 1981) was an Albanian communist politician who served as the 23rd Prime Minister of Albania from 1954 to 1981. As an acknowledged military tactician ...Date of birth: 10 January 1913Date of death: 17 December 1981Age: 68 (age at death)Nationality: AlbanianOccupation: Politician 0
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William Lindsay Gresham
American writer
Overview: William Lindsay Gresham (August 20, 1909 – September 14, 1962) was an American novelist and non-fiction author particularly well-regarded among readers of noir. His best-known work is Nightmare Alley ...Date of birth: 20 August 1909Date of death: 14 September 1962Age: 53 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: NovelistGender: Male 0
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Erich Mielke
German politician
Overview: Erich Fritz Emil Mielke (28 December 1907 – 21 May 2000) was a German communist official who served as head of the East German Ministry for State Security (Ministerium für Staatsicherheit – MfS), better ...Date of birth: 28 December 1907Date of death: 21 May 2000Age: 92 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: GovernmentGender: Male 0
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Morris Cohen
American spy
Overview: Morris Cohen (July 2, 1910 – June 23, 1995), also known by his alias Peter Kroger, was an American convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union. His wife Lona was also an agent. They became spies because ...Date of birth: 2 July 1910Date of death: 23 June 1995Age: 84 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: AgentGender: Male 0
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Gillo Pontecorvo
Film director
Overview: Gillo Pontecorvo (19 November 1919 – 12 October 2006) was an Italian filmmaker. He worked as a film director for more than a decade before his best known film La battaglia di Algeri (The Battle of Algiers ...Date of birth: 19 November 1919Date of death: 12 October 2006Age: 86 (age at death)Nationality: ItalianOccupation: Film DirectorGender: Male 0
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Alvah Bessie
American politician
Overview: Alvah Cecil Bessie (June 4, 1904 – July 21, 1985) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter who was blacklisted by the movie studios for being one of the Hollywood Ten who refused to testify ...Date of birth: 4 June 1904Date of death: 21 July 1985Age: 81 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ScreenwriterGender: Male 0
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Carolina Bunjes
Dutch antifascist (1918–2016)
Overview: Carolina Bunjes (1918-2016) was a Dutch Jewish photographer who fought as a militiawoman in the Spanish Civil War and worked with the Resistance in the Netherlands. 0
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