British cryptographer, playwright and screenwriter
Leo Marks
Leo Marks in 2000, at the opening of the Violette Szabo Museum, Wormelow Tump, Herefordshire, England
Born
Leopold Samuel Marks
(1920-09-24)24 September 1920
London, England, United Kingdom
Died
15 January 2001(2001-01-15) (aged 80)
London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)
Cryptographer, writer and poet
Known for
The Life That I Have (poem) Peeping Tom (screenplay) Between Silk and Cyanide (book)
Spouse
Elena Gaussen
(m. 1966–2000)
Leopold Samuel Marks, MBE (24 September 1920 – 15 January 2001) was an English writer, screenwriter, and cryptographer. During the Second World War he headed the codes office supporting resistance agents in occupied Europe for the secret Special Operations Executive organisation. After the war, Marks became a playwright and screenwriter, writing scripts that frequently utilised his war-time cryptographic experiences. He wrote the script for Peeping Tom, the controversial film directed by Michael Powell that had a disastrous effect on Powell's career, but was later described by Martin Scorsese as a masterpiece. In 1998, towards the end of his life, Marks published a personal history of his experiences during the war, Between Silk and Cyanide, which was critical of the leadership of SOE.
Marks published a personal history of his experiences during the war, Between Silk and Cyanide, which was critical of the leadership of SOE. Marks was...
I Have" (sometimes referred to as "Yours") is a short poem written by LeoMarks and used as a poem code in the Second World War. In the war, famous poems...
public interest by former Special Operations Executive (SOE) cryptographer LeoMarks, describing his work including memorable events, actions and omissions...
both for her courage and endless infectious Cockney laughter", while LeoMarks remembered her as "A dark-haired slip of mischief....She had a Cockney...
in World War II in the form of a poem that was easy to remember. See LeoMarks. public/private key - in public key cryptography, separate keys are used...
cryptographer at SOE was LeoMarks, whose book Between Silk and Cyanide (1998) contains a detailed portrait of Gubbins and his work as Marks knew it. At one point...
is a 2014 American drama film directed by Mark Webber and starring Teresa Palmer, Rosario Dawson, Melissa Leo, and Webber. Teresa Palmer as Ava Rosario...
The story was inspired by real events. Anton Lesser played code maker LeoMarks and Stephanie Cole played Vera Atkins. Williams, Simon, ed. (2 December...
Pope Leo I (c. 400 – 10 November 461), also known as Leo the Great, was Bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death. Leo was a Roman aristocrat...
encoding of messages. Between Silk and Cyanide by LeoMarks, HarperCollins (1998), ISBN 0-00-255944-7. Marks was the Head of Codes at SOE and this book is...
1962 Irish film directed by Don Chaffey and written by Ted Allan and LeoMarks. Richard O'Sullivan as Jimmy Webster John Cassavetes as Vance Miller Elizabeth...
August] 1828 – 20 November [O.S. 7 November] 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and...
Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime...
collectively been called 'the Sickle', which is an asterism that marks the head of Leo. α Leonis (Latinized to Alpha Leonis) is the star system's Bayer...
her first appearance on stage in 1948 at the Royal Court, Liverpool in LeoMarks’ Written for a Lady, which transferred to the Garrick Theatre, and became...
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Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi] ; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a...
cryptographer LeoMarks, and written by him on Christmas Eve 1943 in memory of his girlfriend, Ruth, who had recently died in a plane crash. Marks, who became...
aggregator Book Marks. "The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll". Book Marks. Retrieved May...
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