Seán Bourke

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Seán Bourke was an Irishman best known for helping Soviet spy George Blake escape from a British prison in 1966.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish person
person
associatedWith George Blake NERFINISHED
authorOf The Springing of George Blake NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith anti-nuclear activists in planning Blake’s escape
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
era Cold War
familyName Bourke NERFINISHED
genre memoir
givenName Seán NERFINISHED
helpedEscape George Blake NERFINISHED
involvedIn Cold War espionage-related activities
knownFor organizing the breakout of George Blake from Wormwood Scrubs Prison
language English
Irish
laterLivedIn Moscow NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
name Seán Bourke NERFINISHED
nationality Irish
notableEvent escape of George Blake from Wormwood Scrubs Prison
notableFor assisting the escape of Soviet spy George Blake from a British prison
occupation criminal
writer
participantIn 1966 escape of George Blake NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Ireland NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London

Moscow NERFINISHED
returnedTo Ireland NERFINISHED
subjectOf books about the escape of George Blake
documentaries about George Blake’s escape
usedMethod rope ladder over the prison wall in the escape
walkie-talkie communication in the prison escape
wrote The Springing of George Blake NERFINISHED
yearOfEvent 1966

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Bourke hasNotableBearer Seán Bourke