Michael Straight

Michael Straight
Born
Michael Whitney Straight

(1916-09-01)September 1, 1916
New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 4, 2004(2004-01-04) (aged 87)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationLondon School of Economics
Trinity College, Cambridge
Spouses
Belinda Crompton
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(m. 1939; div. 1969)​
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(m. 1974; div. 1998)​
Katharine Gould
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(m. 1998)​
Children5, including Dorothy
Parent(s)Willard D. Straight
Dorothy Payne Whitney
RelativesWhitney Straight (brother)
Beatrice Straight (sister)

Michael Whitney Straight (September 1, 1916 – January 4, 2004) was an American magazine publisher, novelist, patron of the arts, a member of the prominent Whitney family, and a confessed spy for the KGB.[1]

  1. ^ Patrick Anderson (August 8, 2005). "Thinker, Traitor, Editor, Spy". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 7, 2015.