Edith Tudor-Hart
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Edith Tudor-Hart (née Suschitzky; 28 August 1908 – 12 May 1973) was an Austrian-British photographer and spy for the Soviet Union. Brought up in a family of socialists, she trained in photography at Walter Gropius's Bauhaus in Dessau, and carried her political ideals through her art. Through her connections with Arnold Deutsch, Tudor-Hart was instrumental in the recruiting of the Cambridge Spy ring which damaged British intelligence from World War II until the security services discovered all their identities by the mid-1960s. She recommended Litzi Friedmann and Kim Philby for recruitment by the KGB[3] and acted as an intermediary for Anthony Blunt and Bob Stewart when the rezidentura at the Soviet Embassy in London suspended its operations in February 1940.[4]
Edith Tudor-Hart | |
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Born | Edith Suschitzky (1908-08-28)28 August 1908 Vienna, Austria |
Died | 12 May 1973(1973-05-12) (aged 64)[1] Brighton, England |
Nationality | British / Austrian |
Alma mater | Bauhaus, Dessau |
Occupation(s) | Photographer, spy |
Espionage activity | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service years | 1925–195? |
Codename | Edith[2] |