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  CHRISTINE GRANVILLE BEAUTY  QUEEN TURNED TO SPY Christine Granville was a beauty queen-turned-spy. Prior to her involvement in World War II, she was a model. At the start of the war, Granville became a messenger in Nazi-occupied countries in Europe. Her job was to carry messages through Poland, delivering them to various Allied forces without detection.This proved to be a dangerous responsibility. Granville became famous for rescuing soldiers from execution, escaping gunfire, parachuting, sewing knives into the hems of her skirts, fabricating elaborate stories to get out of tight spots, and charming guards and guard dogs alike. One story tells of how she escaped Nazi police forces by biting her tongue and pretending she was dying of tuberculosis.Granville also used her beauty as an asset, charming various lovers throughout her lengthy career in espionage. She quickly found the eyes of Winston Churchill, who would later make her a member of his personal espionage unit under t...

  Christine Granville was a Polish beauty queen who became  one of Britain’s most valuable spies. Emma Garman on her tragic death. Christine Granville was a beauty queen-turned-spy. Prior to her involvement in World War II, she was a model. At the start of the war, Granville became a messenger in Nazi-occupied countries in Europe. Her job was to carry messages through Poland, delivering them to various Allied forces without detection.This proved to be a dangerous responsibility. Granville became famous for rescuing soldiers from execution, escaping gunfire, parachuting, sewing knives into the hems of her skirts, fabricating elaborate stories to get out of tight spots, and charming guards and guard dogs alike. One story tells of how she escaped Nazi police forces by biting her tongue and pretending she was dying of tuberculosis.Granville also used her beauty as an asset, charming various lovers throughout her lengthy career in espionage. She quickly found the eyes of Winston Ch...

  BONITA GRANVILLE ,AMERICAN  ACTRESS /PRODUCER  BORN  1923 FEBRUARY 2 - 1988 OCTOBER 11 Bonita Gloria Granville Wrather (February 2, 1923 – October 11, 1988) was an American actress and producer. She was best known for playing Nancy Drew in a film series of the late 1930s and for her roles in These Three (1936), Merrily We Live (1938), H. M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), Now, Voyager (1942), Hitler's Children (1943), and Song of the Open Road (1944). Granville began her career as a child actress on the stage at age three.[1][2] She then made her film debut in Westward Passage (1932) and rose to prominence for her role in These Three (1936), which earned her an Academy Award nomination at age fourteen. She continued to act regularly in films until marrying Jack Wrather in 1947. After that Granville appeared in only three films and made several guest appearances on television. She progressed to produce the long-running series Lassie (1959–1973). She was also a businesswoman an...