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Sir
William Stephenson
CC MC DFC
1942 passport photo
Born
William Samuel Clouston Stanger
(1897-01-23)23 January 1897
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died
31 January 1989(1989-01-31) (aged 92)
Goldeneye Estate, Tucker's Town, Bermuda
Other names
"Little Bill"
Occupations
Soldier
fighter pilot
businessman
spymaster
Awards
Knight Bachelor Companion of the Order of Canada Military Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Medal for Merit
Espionage activity
Allegiance
Canada United Kingdom
Service branch
Canadian Expeditionary Force Royal Flying Corps British Security Coordination
Rank
Captain
Codename
Intrepid
Operations
World War I World War II
Sir William Samuel StephensonCC MC DFC (23 January 1897 – 31 January 1989), born William Samuel Clouston Stanger, was a Canadian soldier, fighter pilot, businessman and spymaster who served as the senior representative of the British Security Coordination (BSC) for the western allies during World War II. He is best known by his wartime intelligence code name, Intrepid. Many people consider him to be one of the real-life inspirations for James Bond.[1] Ian Fleming himself once wrote, "James Bond is a highly romanticised version of a true spy. The real thing is... William Stephenson."[2]
As head of the BSC, Stephenson handed British scientific secrets over to Franklin D. Roosevelt and relayed American secrets back to Winston Churchill.[3] In addition, Stephenson has been credited with changing American public opinion from an isolationist stance to a supportive tendency regarding the United States' entry into World War II.[3]
^"Street named for WW II spy hero" Archived 1 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, CBC television, 15 November 2009
^Foreword to Room 3603 by H. Montgomery Hyde
^ abBURT A. FOLKART (3 February 1989). "William Stephenson, 93; British Spymaster Dubbed 'Intrepid' Worked in U.S." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
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