Flato was employed by the United States government and spied for the Soviet intelligence during [[World War II]]. Flato suffered from polio as a child which left him with a hunchback and caused him to walk with a cane. He married [[Lucy Burman]] also a Communist Party member. | Flato was employed by the United States government and spied for the Soviet intelligence during [[World War II]]. Flato suffered from polio as a child which left him with a hunchback and caused him to walk with a cane. He married [[Lucy Burman]] also a Communist Party member. |