Ronald Drabkin
Ronald Drabkin | |
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| Born | Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater | Duke University University of California, Berkeley |
Ron Drabkin is an American writer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. Based in Tokyo, he is the author of Beverly Hills Spy: The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Drabkin grew up on the Westside of Los Angeles.[2] He graduated from Duke University and attended International Christian University in Mitaka, Japan prior to earning an MBA at UC Berkeley.[3]
Career[edit]
Drabkin began his career in Silicon Valley. He commuted between the US and Japan before moving to Tokyo to work for an education start-up.[4] In 2017, following his father's death, Drabkin discovered that both his father and grandfather had backgrounds in counterintelligence.[5][6]
Intending to write about his family history, he requested files from the FBI on Frederick Rutland, who he suspected was an associate of his grandfather's. The file on Rutland, a British pilot and war hero who had become a spy for the Japanese Navy, had just been declassified. Drabkin, who said he may have been the first person outside of the bureau to see Rutland's FBI files, decided to write about him after reading his story. He conducted research in the United States, Japan, and the UK.[4][7]
His book about Rutland, Beverly Hills Spy: The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor, was published by Harper-Collins in February 2024.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ BEVERLY HILLS SPY | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Conservancy News Feed | Santa Monica Conservancy". Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "How overseas startups and Japanese companies should collaborate - Tokyo Consortium". 東京コンソーシアム -. January 25, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Ohanesian, Liz (February 27, 2024). "How the 'Beverly Hills Spy' author discovered a real tale of wartime espionage". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Records Dissemination Section FOIA Log Report". Federal Bureau of Investigation Records Management Division. January 31, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Brewer, Robert Lee (February 15, 2024). "Ronald Drabkin: On New Historical Discoveries Leading to New Directions". Writer's Digest. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Abramovitch, Seth (January 6, 2022). "Beverly Hills Spy: How a WWII-Era James Bond Betrayed the Allies". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ Spindel, Barbara. "'Beverly Hills Spy' Review: Under the Palms, Spying for Japan". WSJ. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Beverly Hills Spy: The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor by Ronald Drabkin". www.publishersweekly.com. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.