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C I N E M O N T A G E
B O O K R E V I E W
Why So Secretive?
By Betsy A. McLane
N
ot all actors and writers are spies,
but every spy has a bit of actor
and writer in their personality. Al-
though actors usually seek the spotlight
and spies shrink from it, the ability to
AN INTRIGUING BOOK SPIES DECADES OF LINKS BETWEEN
ESPIONAGE AND ENTERTAINMENT
SECRET CODE: Marlene Dietrich and Victor McLaglen in "Dishonored."
P H OT O : P H OT O F E S T
imagine potential scenarios and take on
different personae is essential for suc-
cessful actors, writers, and spies alike.
Christopher Andrew and Julius Green
drive this observation home with detailed,
well-researched, and engrossing prose in
"Stars & Spies: Intelligence Operations
and the Entertainment Business."
A n d r e w i s E m e r i t u s P r o f e s s o r o f
Modern and Contemporary History at
