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Mark Felt
Sign in to saveAlso known as Deep Throat, William Mark Felt, Sr., William Mark Felt, W. Mark Felt, William Mark Felt Sr.
Whistleblower who exposed the Watergate scandal (1913-2008)
Key facts
- President
- Richard Nixon
- Preceded by
- Clyde Tolson
- Succeeded by
- James B. Adams
- Born
- William Mark Felt , ( 1913-08-17 ) August 17, 1913, Twin Falls, Idaho , U.S.
- Died
- December 18, 2008 (2008-12-18) (aged 95) , Santa Rosa, California , U.S.
- Spouse
- Audrey Robinson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1938 ; died 1984 )
- Education
- University of Idaho ( BA ), George Washington University ( JD )
- Nickname
- Deep Throat
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Twin Falls
- Place of death
- Santa Rosa
- Occupation
- jurist
- Employer
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- FBI photo of Mark Felt.jpg
- Significant event
- Watergate scandal
- Said to be same as
- Deep Throat
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- date of birth
- 1913-08-17
- date of death
- 2008-12-18
- pseudonym
- Deep Throat
- Commons category
- Mark Felt
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
William Mark Felt Sr. (August 17, 1913 – December 18, 2008) was an American law enforcement officer who worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1942 to 1973 and was the informant known as "Deep Throat" in the Watergate scandal.
After working in several FBI field offices and ascending through the ranks, Felt became the bureau's deputy director following J. Edgar Hoover's death in mid-1972. While his only superior was on sick leave, he provided two Washington Post reporters information about the Watergate scandal under the pseudonym "Deep Throat". He resigned in mid-1973 under suspicions that he was the informant. In 1980, he was convicted of having violated the civil rights of people thought to be associated with members of the Weather Underground, having ordered FBI agents to break into their homes and search the premises as part of an attempt to prevent bombings. He was ordered to pay a fine, but was pardoned by President Ronald Reagan during his appeal.
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