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The Socialite Spy Who Played So Dumb She Outsmarted the Nazis

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Big game hunter, legendary French Riviera partier, and a quintessential WASP—Gertrude Sanford was also a vital U.S. spy who managed to outmaneuver the Nazis after being captured.