Which celebrity was once part of a World War II-era spy ring?
Julia Child
Bea Arthur
Ethel Merman
Betty White
In a 2008 revelation, the U.S. government confirmed that Julia Child, the iconic culinary figure, had been part of a World War II spy ring. Child began her work as a top-secret researcher in the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the CIA. She later transferred to the OSS Emergency Sea Rescue Section, a unit tasked with addressing the threat of sharks triggering underwater explosives. Child experimented with cooking various concoctions to create a shark repellent to be sprinkled in the water near the explosives to repel the sharks. Child later referred to it as the “first recipe” in her career.
The correct answer is Julia Child.