Claire Phillips was portrayed by Ann Dvorak in the 1951 movie I Was an American Spy.
13 Facts About Claire Phillips
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Claire Phillips was the author of Manila Espionage, a book about her wartime experiences.
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Claire Phillips Maybelle Snyder was born on December 2,1907, in Michigan to Jesse Edgar Snyder, a marine engineer, and his wife Mable.
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Claire Phillips's family moved to Portland, Oregon, when she was a young child.
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Claire Phillips attended Franklin High School in Portland before running away to join a traveling circus.
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Claire Phillips later died in a prison camp, though she did not learn this until later.
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On May 23,1944, Claire Phillips was apprehended by the Kenpeitai after one of the messengers she used to contact the POWs at Cabanatuan was captured, interrogated and killed.
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Claire Phillips was taken to Bilibid Prison, the infamous Japanese prison in Manila, where she was tortured for information.
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Claire Phillips was held in solitary confinement for six months and was to be executed for espionage.
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Claire Phillips's story was made into the Hollywood movie I Was an American Spy, starring Ann Dvorak as Phillips.
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Claire Phillips was a guest on an episode of the television series This Is Your Life that aired March 15,1950.
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Claire Phillips is honored at the Oregon World War II Memorial with a memorial plaque.
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Claire Phillips died of meningitis in 1960 at the age of 52.