    george blake (born george behar 11 november 1922), is a former british spy who worked as a double agent for soviet union. he became a communist and decided to work for the kgb while a prisoner during the korean war. discovered in 1961 and sentenced to 42 years in prison, he escaped from wormwood scrubs prison in 1966 and fled to the ussr. he was not one of the cambridge spies, although he associated with fellow double agents donald maclean and kim philby after reaching the ussr.roger hermiston (2013) the greatest traitor: the secret lives of agent george blake, aurum press, london, isbn 978-1-78131-046-5, pp 324-328. ==biography== ===early life=== blake was born in rotterdam in the netherlands in 1922, the son of a protestant dutch mother, and an egyptian jewish father who was a naturalised british subject.http://www.pbs.org/redfiles/kgb/deep/interv/k_int_george_blake.htm he was named george after king george v of the united kingdom. h montgomery hyde (1987) george blake superspy, constable, isbn 0-09-468140-6 his father, albert behar, served in the british army in the first world war. while he received the meritorious service medal, he embroidered his war service when recounting it to his wife and children, and also concealed his jewish background up until his death.roger hermiston (2013) the greatest traitor: the secret lives of agent george blake, aurum press, london, isbn 978-1-78131-046-5, pp 2-5. the behars lived a comfortable existence in the netherlands until albert's death in 1936. the thirteen-year-old blake was sent to live with relatives in egypt, where he continued his education at the english school in cairo. while in cairo, he was close to his cousin henri curiel, who was later to become a leader of the communist democratic movement for national liberation. in 1991 blake said that his encounter with curiel, who was a decade older and already a marxist, shaped his views in later life.{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/george-blake-i-spy-a-british-traitor-418245.html | work=[[the independent
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