Georgi Markov people in the inner circles". Georgi Markov was assassinated on a London street via a micro-engineered pellet containing ricin, fired into his leg from an umbrella wielded by someone associated with the Bulgarian Secret Service. It has been speculated that they asked the KGB for help. Georgi Markov was born on March 1, 1929, in Knyazhevo, a Sofia neighbourhood. In 1946, he graduated from the "Gymnasium" (high school) and began university studies in industrial chemistry. Initially, Markov worked as a chemical engineer and a teacher in a technical school. At the age of 19 years he became ill with tuberculosis
Waterloo Bridge (1931 film) Waterloo Bridge (1931 film) Waterloo Bridge is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by James Whale. The screenplay by Benn Levy and Tom Reed is based on the 1930 "Waterloo Bridge" by Robert E. Sherwood. The film was remade in 1940 as "Waterloo Bridge" and as "Gaby" in 1956. Both remakes were made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which bought the 1931 version from Universal. Today, the rights to all three films are held by Warner Bros. and their subsidiary Turner Entertainment. Unable to find work in London at the height of World War I, American chorus girl Myra Deauville resorts to