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词条 Joseph Shea (FBI agent)
释义

  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Personal life

  4. Death

  5. In popular culture

  6. References

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|birth_place = {{nowrap|Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.}}
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|occupation = Special agent of the FBI
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}}Joseph Gerald Shea (September 20, 1919 – August 4, 2005) was a Special Agent for the FBI.[1]

Early life and education

Shea was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on September 20, 1919. He was the third child in a family of four sons born to Frank Shea and his Irish-born wife, Alice Mary. The family moved in with their paternal grandmother after his mother's death, when he was eight. Shea joined the Army in 1942, after working at the Ritz Carlton Hotel and the Boston Navy Yard. He served in the 36th Division as a First Sergeant. He joined troops being sent to Europe on the Queen Mary, which was being used to transport troops overseas. The ship nearly went down at sea when hit by a rogue wave, but it righted itself and the 15,000 troops aboard were safe. He traveled to Italy, France, and North Africa during World War II. Following the war, Shea attended Boston College and majored in accounting.[1]

Career

After graduation, he started working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, beginning as an identification clerk. In February 1951, he was appointed Special Agent. During his career, Shea worked in several offices, including Louisville, Chicago, and Atlanta. He worked on a number of notable cases, including the Barbara Mackle kidnapping and the Frank Abagnale case. He retired on December 31, 1977.[1]

Personal life

Shea met and married Sarah Blakernan while in Louisville in May 1953. They had two daughters, Reva and Ruth. After his retirement, Shea moved to Kentucky, where he and his wife lived on a farm and visited St. Thomas each winter. They returned to Marietta, Georgia to live in 1997. Shea was an avid golfer.[1]

Death

Shea died August 4, 2005 at 85 and was buried at Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery.[1]

In popular culture

In the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, fictional character Carl Handratty, portrayed by Tom Hanks, is loosely based on the relationship that Shea had with Frank Abagnale.[2] According to Frank Abagnale, his deep friendship with Shea, as portrayed in the film, lasted 30 years until Shea's death.[3]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=joseph-shea&pid=14745271&fhid=3694|title=Joseph Shea's Obituary on Atlanta Journal-Constitution|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=2016-10-19}}
2. ^{{Cite news| url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/947998/Movie-wont-bring-fame-or-fortune-to-FBI-agent.html?pg=all|title=Movie won't bring fame or fortune to FBI agent| last=| first=| date=November 11, 2002| website=| work=Deseret News| access-date=}}
3. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMydMDi3rI
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