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      • Beyond the sentence at the federal prison in Texarkana, Tex., was the film studio’s blacklisting that kept Bessie and the others from working for years. In Bessie’s case, it marked the end of his American film career.
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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alvah_BessieAlvah Bessie - Wikipedia

    Alvah Cecil Bessie (June 4, 1904 – July 21, 1985) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter who was blacklisted by the movie studios for being one of the Hollywood Ten who refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

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  3. Nov 16, 2015 · Bessie served his 12-month sentence for contempt of Congress at the minimum-security federal lockup in Texarkana, Texas. Prison marked the end of Bessie’s Hollywood career.

  4. Oct 27, 2022 · 75 years ago, Hollywood entered one of its darkest periods. In 1947, 10 Hollywood writers and directors famously refused to testify before the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and were held in contempt of Congress.

  5. 25 Celebrities Who Were Blacklisted From Hollywood, Hurting Their Careers. The fallout from Will Smith giving Chris Rock both a verbal and literal smackdown for a joke Rock made about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, on Oscars night became a global controversy in 2022.

  6. Nov 29, 2023 · In 1947, the Blacklist kicked off its reign of fearmongering by utilizing the House Un-American Activities Committee's (HUAC) power and influence to target a...

  7. May 18, 2015 · In exploring the Bessie movie true story, we discovered that Bessie set up her bank account so that Jack needed Viola's signature in order to withdraw money when Bessie was away. It was an arrangement that infuriated Jack and humored Bessie.

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