March 9th, 2013 at 5:00PM
Tony Mendez (Irish, Italian, Mexican) [American] Known as: Retired CIA Technical Operations Officer, Author & Artist (Known for his on-the-scene management of the “Canadian caper” during the Iran hostage crisis; His story during that crisis was adapted in Oscar winning film “Argo”) Written Works: “Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA”, “Spy Dust: Two Masters of Disguise Reveal the Tools and Operations that Helped Win the Cold War”, “A Classic Case of Deception”, “Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History” Awards/Accolades: Intelligence Star, CIA Trailblazer Award, Order of the Sphinx More Information: BBC: Tony Mendez, the real CIA spy in Argo, Washington Times: Tony Mendez, clandestine CIA hero of Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo,’ reveals the real story behind film smash, Tony Mendez’s Wikipedia page Please feel free to suggest someone as a future Daily Multiracial! Follow us: Twitter - Google+     DailyMulti Archives: By Date - By Name

Tony Mendez

(Irish, Italian, Mexican) [American]

Known as: Retired CIA Technical Operations Officer, Author & Artist (Known for his on-the-scene management of the “Canadian caper” during the Iran hostage crisis; His story during that crisis was adapted in Oscar winning film “Argo”)

Written Works: “Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA”, “Spy Dust: Two Masters of Disguise Reveal the Tools and Operations that Helped Win the Cold War”, “A Classic Case of Deception”, “Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History”

Awards/Accolades: Intelligence Star, CIA Trailblazer Award, Order of the Sphinx

More Information: BBC: Tony Mendez, the real CIA spy in Argo, Washington Times: Tony Mendez, clandestine CIA hero of Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo,’ reveals the real story behind film smash, Tony Mendez’s Wikipedia page

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