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Spies in History & Literature ~ In Loving Memory of My
Friend,
Harvey Chertok By Wesley Britton 
Dr. Wes Britton, Maurice Cohen, and Impossible Spy producer Harvey Chertok. Back in 2006, I had the great pleasure of meeting film producer Harvey Chertok and his wife Bobbi when we screened his docu-drama, The Impossible Spy, at the International Spy Museum. The ISM had invited Harvey to screen TIS to accompany my presentation on my second book, Beyond Bond: Spies in Film and Fiction. A long, long friendship was born that night which lasted until, well, this weekend when I got the news that the energetic and ever-positive and youthful Harvey has left us. Here’s a link to an article I wrote based on interviews with Harvey about Israeli spy, Eli Cohen, the subject of TIS: In 2006, Harvey, Bobbi, and I along with a few others met Eli Cohen’s younger brother Maurice Cohen to work on a projected book on the spycraft of both Cohen brothers. Here’s a link to an article I wrote about that meeting, which includes photos of Harvey and Bobbi: Then, in October 2007, Harvey invited me to attend a showing of The Impossible Spy in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where I had the opportunity to meet and interview the legendary Eli Wallach. The event was noted for posterity at Cinema Retro.com: MAJOR NEW WEB SITE FOR SPY MOVIE FANS Shalom, Old Friend. Yes, there’s always time for coffee ~ Editor’s Note ~ Harvey Chertok passed away on February 25, 2024, at age 91. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends. |