Varian Fry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American journalist
Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1907
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 13-Sep-1967
Profession: writer, journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Varian Fry
- Varian Mackey Fry (October 15, 1907 – September 13, 1967) was an American journalist.
- Fry ran a rescue network in Vichy France that helped approximately 2,000 to 4,000 anti-Nazi and Jewish refugees to escape Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.
- He was the first of five Americans to be recognized as "Righteous Among the Nations", an honorific given by the State of Israel to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.
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