What do Julia Child, Moe Berg and Alice Marble have in common?
At a time when the Nazis threatened the world, they all shared a
secret. They served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a
forerunner to the CIA, created during World War II by President
Franklin Roosevelt. From movie stars to athletes, the OSS boasts
an impressively long list of famous secret agents. Here is our
list of surprising spies throughout history: World famous
entertainer Josephine Baker is most widely known for her
legendary dancing and singing career. Aside from being one of
the most successful entertainers in France, Baker also worked as
a spy for the French resistance during World War II. Baker was
an ideal candidate for the job. As an entertainer, she always
had a reason for frequent traveling. Foreign officials were so
taken by Baker's star power and fame that they did not examine
the sheet music she carried across country lines, sheet music
that contained smuggled orders and maps written in invisible
ink. Many German and fo