James Joseph Dresnok (Korean: ì œìž„ìŠ¤ 조새í"„ ë"œë ˆìŠ¤ë…¹,
November 24, 1941 â€" November 2016) was an American defector to North
Korea, one of six U.S. soldiers to defect after the Korean War.After
defecting, Dresnok worked as an actor in propaganda films, some
directed by Kim Jong-il, and as an English teacher in Pyongyang. He
was featured on the CBS magazine program 60 Minutes on January 28,
2007, as the last U.S. defector alive in North Korea. He was also the
subject of a documentary film, Crossing the Line, by British
filmmakers Daniel Gordon and Nicholas Bonner, which was shown at the
2007 Sundance Film Festival.Dresnok most often dubbed himself Joe
Dresnok but he was variously referred to as "James", "Joe" and "Jim"
Dresnok in media reports. He was known by most North Koreans as
"Arthur", from his starring role in the propaganda film Unsung Heroes
(1978).
November 24, 1941 â€" November 2016) was an American defector to North
Korea, one of six U.S. soldiers to defect after the Korean War.After
defecting, Dresnok worked as an actor in propaganda films, some
directed by Kim Jong-il, and as an English teacher in Pyongyang. He
was featured on the CBS magazine program 60 Minutes on January 28,
2007, as the last U.S. defector alive in North Korea. He was also the
subject of a documentary film, Crossing the Line, by British
filmmakers Daniel Gordon and Nicholas Bonner, which was shown at the
2007 Sundance Film Festival.Dresnok most often dubbed himself Joe
Dresnok but he was variously referred to as "James", "Joe" and "Jim"
Dresnok in media reports. He was known by most North Koreans as
"Arthur", from his starring role in the propaganda film Unsung Heroes
(1978).
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