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John Henry Faulk (August 21, 1913 – April 9, 1990) was an American storyteller and radio show host. His successful lawsuit against the entertainment industry helped to bring an end to the Hollywood blacklist .
Apr 10, 1990 · John Henry Faulk, a Southern humorist and raconteur whose successful libel suit against Aware Inc. in 1962 broke the stranglehold of McCarthy-era blacklisters on the entertainment industry,...
John Henry Faulk was born on 21 August 1913 in Austin, Texas, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), All the Way Home (1963) and The Best Man (1964). He was married to Elizabeth Peake, Lynn Smith and Harriet Elizabeth Wood.
Jun 27, 2014 · John Henry Faulk was a popular New York radio personality back in the Fifties. His daily afternoon show on the local CBS station had a large, loyal following, thanks to his...
Aug 1, 1991 · Bill Moyers and Studs Terkel speak with the legendary John Henry Faulk. Faulk was of one of the few performers who beat the infamous 1950s blacklist.
Dec 16, 2021 · Remembering John Henry Faulk, the Texas Radio Star and Storyteller Who Dared to Fight McCarthyism. Thursday marks the 70th anniversary of the launch of the late Texan's popular radio program, the 'John Henry Faulk Show'. By John Nova Lomax. December 16, 2021.
Dec 9, 2005 · The gifted storyteller and former radio broadcaster John Henry Faulk recorded his Christmas story in 1974 for the program Voices in the Wind. It remains a perennial favorite with NPR...
John Henry Faulk was born on 21 August 1913 in Austin, Texas, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), All the Way Home (1963) and The Best Man (1964). He was married to Elizabeth Peake, Lynn Smith and Harriet Elizabeth Wood.
Sep 1, 1995 · John Henry Faulk, humorist and author, fourth of five children of Henry and Martha (Miner) Faulk, was born in Austin, Texas, on August 21, 1913. His parents were staunch yet freethinking Methodists who taught him to detest racism. He entered the University of Texas in 1932.
Apr 11, 1990 · John Henry Faulk, the pipe-smoking Texas humorist who exposed and defeated the entertainment profession’s McCarthy era blacklisting system, has died at his Austin home. He was 76.