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Jean Muir (born Jean Muir Fullarton; February 13, 1911 – July 23, 1996) was an American stage and film actress and educator. She was the first performer to be blacklisted after her name appeared in the anti-Communist 1950 pamphlet Red Channels.
Jean Elizabeth Muir CBE FCSD ( / mjʊər / MURE; 17 July 1928 – 28 May 1995) was a British fashion designer. Early life and career. Jean Muir was born in London, the daughter of Cyril Muir, a draper 's floor superintendent, and his wife, Phyllis Coy.
Jean Muir was a U.S. stage, screen and television actress from the 1930s to the 1960s, who later taught drama in Missouri and Mexico. She was accused of being a Communist in the 1950s, which damaged her career and led to alcoholism.
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Apr 10, 2024 · Jean Muir was a Hollywood star who refused to conform to the industry's expectations and standards. She was a political activist, a union organizer, a theater lover, and a communist target.
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Jul 25, 1996 · Jean Muir, whose dismissal from the television series "The Aldrich Family" in 1950 brought widespread attention to the television industry's practice of blacklisting suspected Communists,...
Explore the legacy of Jean Muir, a British fashion designer known for her elegant and innovative dresses. Discover her signature styles, fabrics, colours and details from the Jean Muir archive collection.
Jul 26, 1996 · Jean Muir, one of the first actresses blacklisted as a purported Communist sympathizer during the zealous McCarthy era, has died. She was 85. Muir died Tuesday in a nursing home in Mesa, Ariz.
