Christopher Boyce

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Christopher Boyce is a former American defense industry employee who became notorious for spying for the Soviet Union in the 1970s, an episode later dramatized in the film "The Falcon and the Snowman."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American person
human
spy
causeOfNotoriety betrayal of U.S. intelligence secrets to a foreign power
coConspirator Andrew Daulton Lee NERFINISHED
convictedBy United States federal court NERFINISHED
convictedOf espionage
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1953-02-16
dateOfConviction 1977
dateOfParole 2002
dateOfPrisonEscape 1980
employer TRW NERFINISHED
escapeFrom Lompoc Federal Prison NERFINISHED
familyName Boyce NERFINISHED
fatherOccupation FBI agent
genreOfNotability Cold War espionage NERFINISHED
givenName Christopher NERFINISHED
hasCitizenshipStatus natural-born U.S. citizen
hasFriend Andrew Daulton Lee NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
mediaCoverage extensive coverage in American press in late 1970s
militaryBranchOfFather United States Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED
notableEvent leaked classified satellite intelligence to the Soviet Union
notableFor being the subject of the book and film "The Falcon and the Snowman"
spying for the Soviet Union in the 1970s
occupation defense industry employee
spy
paroleStatus paroled
partOf Cold War
placeOfBirth Pasadena, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfRearrest Port Angeles, Washington, United States NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Timothy Hutton NERFINISHED
prisonerOf United States federal government NERFINISHED
rearrestedIn 1981
residenceAfterParole Northwest United States NERFINISHED
securityClearance Top Secret (revoked)
sentence 40 years in prison
sexOrGender male
spiedAgainst United States of America NERFINISHED
spiedFor Soviet Union NERFINISHED
subjectOf book "The Falcon and the Snowman" NERFINISHED
film "The Falcon and the Snowman" NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1970s
workField satellite communications
signals intelligence
workLocation Redondo Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED

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The Falcon and the Snowman portrays Christopher Boyce