Bulgarian umbrella effectively used to assassinate a Bulgarian journalist by poisoning him with ricin delivered through the tip of an umbrella. Bulgarian umbrella A Bulgarian umbrella is an umbrella with a hidden pneumatic mechanism which injects a small poisonous pellet containing ricin. It has a hollowed stalk into which the pellet neatly sits. Such an umbrella was allegedly used in and named for the assassination of the Bulgarian dissident writer Georgi Markov on 7 September 1978 (the birthday of the Bulgarian State Council chairman Todor Zhivkov, who had often been the target of Georgi Markov's criticism) on Waterloo Bridge in London. Markov
Waterloo Bridge (1940 film) Stanwyck and Robert Taylor. It was also presented as a half-hour broadcast of "Screen Directors Playhouse" on September 28, 1951 with Norma Shearer. Notes Citations Bibliography Streaming audio Waterloo Bridge (1940 film) Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 American drama film also called "Waterloo Bridge", adapted from the 1930 play "Waterloo Bridge". In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on Waterloo Bridge. The film was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin and Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay is by