Rutland wasn’t the cloak-and-dagger type — he was one of the best known,
and most well-liked, figures in L.A. society circles. “Squared jaw;
well poised; highly intelligent; good personality; modest; gives
appearance of affluence and breeding,” read the 300-page FBI dossier on
Rutland, which was only recently declassified. more
Sunday, January 9, 2022
History: Beverly Hills Spy
How a WWII-Era James Bond Betrayed the Allies
To
his glamorous friends in Hollywood, Frederick Rutland was a dashing
British war hero and a fixture of L.A. high society. To his Japanese
handlers, he was Agent Shinkawa, an asset who provided critical
intelligence in the lead-up to Pearl Harbor...