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Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

This Date in THE FBI History: Diane Baker stars as “the spy who came into the fold” in “Target of Interest,” airing Sept. 14, 1969

TARGET OF INTEREST
Original Air Date: Sept. 14, 1969
Synopsis. A spy ring for a Code Green Communist nation drives a prominent U.S. diplomat to leap to his death after the attaché refused to turn over an intelligence paper detailing how the United States would respond to the conflict in the Middle East. At Erskine’s behest, Anne Fraser, a double agent (played by Diane Baker), comes out of retirement to help the Bureau infiltrate the ring.

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This Date in THE FBI History: Frank Converse and Andrew Prine star in “Death on Sunday,” airing Sept. 12, 1971. This episode was one of several FBI episodes that was filmed on location at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

DEATH ON SUNDAY
Original Air Date: Sept. 12, 1971
Synopsis. In San Francisco, professional quarterback Paul Talbot finds himself engaged in psychological warfare with convicted extortionist Irwin Lynch on the eve of the league championship game. Lynch, a borderline psychotic whom Talbot arrested eight years before when he was an MP with the army, threatens to kill the football star unless he is paid $125,000.

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This Date in THE FBI History: Quinn Martin dies on Sept. 5, 1987 at age sixty-five. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available through Black Pawn Press

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