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Oct 15, 2020 · Dragging on for almost five months—at times devolving into chaos and political theater—the trial illuminated the deepening schisms in a country torn apart by the Vietnam War, tectonic cultural...
- What happened to the Chicago 7 after their trial?
- Abbie Hoffman (played by Sacha Baron Cohen)
- Jerry Rubin (played by Jeremy Strong)
- Bobby Seale (played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II)
- Rennie Davis (played by Alex Sharp)
- David Dellinger (played by John Carroll Lynch)
- Tom Hayden (played by Eddie Redmayne)
- John Froines (played by Daniel Flaherty)
- Lee Weiner (played by Noah Robbins)
- Judge Julius Hoffman (played by Frank Langella)
By Jim Vejvoda
Updated: Oct 19, 2020 6:26 pm
Posted: Oct 19, 2020 4:00 pm
Netflix’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 revisits one of the most notorious American trials of the 20th Century, as retold by The Social Network and The West Wing’s Aaron Sorkin. Featuring a stellar ensemble cast, we said “Aaron Sorkin has produced a thoughtful meditation on a truly nightmarish event, a Kafka-esque distortion of due process” in our Trial of the Chicago 7 review.
But while the drama chronicles the lives of the defendants during their legal battle, Sorkin’s film doesn’t engage in the traditional fact check “where are they now/what happened to them in real life” sort of coda we’ve come to expect from such “based on a true story” films. There are only passing mentions of the fates of some of the people -- like Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden (husband of Jane Fonda) and more portrayed in the film.
So with that in mind, and to satiate the curiosity of those who have just finished watching the film, let’s dive into what happened to the leading characters depicted in The Trial of the Chicago 7.
Hoffman remained an activist for the rest of his life, authoring Steal This Book, which he dubbed "a handbook for living free, stealing and making violent revolution." Heeding the book’s title, enough people stole the book that many stores stopped carrying it. Hoffman was arrested in 1973 for intent to sell and distribute cocaine. He claimed he was...
After leaving political activism, Rubin became a multimillionaire businessman and even invested in Apple Computer in its early days. Rubin and Hoffman debated each other on a tour touted as “Yippie versus Yuppie,” with Rubin advocating for wealth creation and social consciousness in business. He was also critical of the excesses of the countercultu...
A co-founder of the Black Panther Party, Seale is now 83 years old. Following the Chicago 7 trial, law enforcement was interested in Seale for the murders of two fellow Panthers, but only ever brought charges in one case; they were later dropped. Seale ran for mayor of Oakland, California in 1973 but lost in a run-off. He left the Black Panther par...
Davis, now 79, became a venture capitalist and runs Foundation for a New Humanity. In the 1970s he joined Divine Light Mission as a disciple of Guru Maharaj Ji. and has lectured on meditation and self-awareness.
Dellinger continued to be a political activist and dedicated pacifist, joining protests including a sit-in at the 1996 Democratic Convention in Chicago where he was arrested along with Abbie Hoffman’s son Andrew. He died at age 88 in May 2004 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Hayden founded the Indochina Peace Campaign, which aimed, in part, to gain amnesty for those who evaded the Vietnam War draft. A Democrat politician and prolific author, Hayden served in the California State Assembly from 1982 to 1992 and the State Senate from 1992 to 2000. He was married to fellow activist actress Jane Fonda for 17 years, during w...
After his acquittal, Froines, now 81, worked in public health. He was the director of UCLA’s Occupational Health Center, served as a director in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and was the chair of the California Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants for decades. Froines retired from the UCLA School of Public Health i...
Following his acquittal, Weiner earned his Ph.D. in sociology and worked in fundraising for non-profits and members of Congress. His autobiography, Conspiracy to Riot: The Life and Times of One of the Chicago 7, was published in August 2020. Weiner, 81, lives in Florida.
Judge Hoffman continued presiding over cases until his death at age 87 in 1983, despite a poor reputation among a majority of Chicago attorneys according to the book The Benchwarmers.
Oct 19, 2020 · When Seale was finally dismissed from the trial, the judge charged him with 16 counts of contempt of court, resulting in a four-year prison sentence; an appeals court soon overturned the charges.
Sep 27, 2020 · The historic trial of the Chicago Seven saw prominent antiwar activists charged with conspiracy to incite a riot while crossing state lines. The riot in question took place outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention — and it happened during an incredibly tense time in American history.
Sep 24, 2019 · A week after Judge Hoffman first chained and gagged Seale in court, the judge sentenced Seale to four years in prison for contempt of court.
Oct 16, 2020 · Read on to find out where each of the Chicago 7 — and eighth member, Bobby Seale — ended up after their infamous trial.
- Lia Beck
Nov 16, 2009 · The Chicago Seven (formerly the Chicago Eight—one defendant, Bobby Seale, was being tried separately) are acquitted of riot conspiracy charges, but found guilty of inciting riot.
