Crossfire
1947
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Robert Adrian Scott (February 6, 1911 – December 25, 1972) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He was one of the Hollywood Ten and later blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses.
Adrian Scott, the producer of progressive films who was blacklisted as one of the Hollywood 10, was born into a middle-class Irish Catholic family in Arlington, New Jersey, on February 6, 1912, to Mary (Redpath) and Allan Scott.
- February 6, 1912
- December 25, 1972
Adrian Scott was a filmmaker who helped create the genre of film noir and was one of the Hollywood 10 who refused to testify before HUAC. He produced Crossfire, the first Hollywood film to deal with anti-semitism, and was blacklisted from the industry for his political beliefs.
- Writer, Producer
- February 6, 1912
- Adrian Scott
- December 25, 1972
Adrian Scott is a social networking site founder, technology entrepreneur, investor, and film and TV actor. He is best known as founder of the social networking site Ryze in the summer of 2001, and as a founding investor in Napster.
Nov 16, 2015 · On April 25, 1951, he returned to the HUAC hearings and admitted that he had been a party member from 1944 to 1945. He named 26 other party members, including Adrian Scott.
Nov 13, 2018 · The Red Scare of the 1940s and 50s hit Hollywood hard. In October 1947 the House Un-American Activities Committee investigated 10 Hollywood men. The men refused to testify. Screenwriter Adrian Scott was one of them.
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A book by Jennifer Langdon that explores the life and career of Adrian Scott, a producer who made Crossfire, a film exposing anti-Semitism, and was blacklisted by the Hollywood Ten. The book examines the political and creative challenges of Hollywood radicals in the context of film noir, antifascism, and anticommunism.
