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Whittaker Chambers (1 de abril de 1901-7 de septiembre de 1961), de verdadero nombre Jay Vivian Chambers, también conocido como David Whittaker Chambers, [1] fue un escritor y editor estadounidense.
Background. Chambers was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [3] and spent his infancy in Brooklyn. His family moved to Lynbrook, Long Island, New York State, in 1904, where he grew up and attended school. [2] [4] His parents were Jay Chambers and Laha Whittaker.
Whittaker Chambers (born April 1, 1901, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died July 9, 1961, near Westminster, Md.) was an American journalist, Communist Party member, Soviet agent, and a principal figure in the Alger Hiss case, one of the most publicized espionage incidents of the Cold War.
Witness, first published in May 1952, is a best-selling book of memoirs by American writer Whittaker Chambers (1901–1961), which recounts his life as a dedicated Marxist-communist ideologist in the 1920s, his work in the Soviet underground during the 1930s, and his 1948 testimony before the US Congress, which led to a criminal ...
Whittaker Chambers (1901-1961) was an American writer and editor. Born in Philadelphia, he grew up in Lynbrook, Long Island, and studied at Columbia. In 1925, he joined the Workers Party of America (a legal cover for the Communist Party) and worked as an editor at the Daily Worker newspaper and New Masses magazine (1926-1932).
Whittaker Chambers, orig. Jay Vivian Chambers, (born April 1, 1901, Philadelphia—died July 9, 1961, near Westminster, Md., U.S.), U.S. journalist and principal figure in the Alger Hiss case.
Learn about the life and legacy of Whittaker Chambers, the witness in the Alger Hiss case, ex-Communist, spy, editor, journalist, intellectual, writer, translator, and poet. Explore his books, articles, reviews, and artworks on this site.
