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Jan 11, 2019 · In 1978 Vanessa Redgrave castigated “Zionist hoodlums” in her acceptance speech, Paddy Chayefsky castigated her, and protesters and counterprotesters took to the streets.
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Aug 30, 2018 · The actress, who won an Oscar for 'Julia', said she felt a responsibility to speak out for Palestinians despite the backlash from the Jewish Defense League. She also criticized the British government for its policies toward migrants.
Aug 31, 2018 · By JTA August 31, 2018. (JTA) — Vanessa Redgrave is unapologetic for referring to “Zionist hoodlums” during her Academy Award acceptance speech 40 years ago. On Thursday, the veteran actress ...
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Feb 22, 2018 · That job fell to Paddy Chayefsky when he came out to present. Chayefsky said he had to get something off his chest if he wanted to live with himself.
Aug 28, 2018 · Vanessa Redgrave doesn’t mince her words. To speak with the 81-year-old actress, as THR did by phone at her home in Italy, ahead of her Aug. 30 lifetime achievement award ceremony in Venice, is ...
He rejected Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave for the role of the female lead in Network because of what he alleged were their "anti-Israel leanings," even though Redgrave was director Sidney Lumet's first choice.
Aug 18, 2021 · The punishment for Redgrave’s moral stance was both immediate and long lasting. Presenting another award later that night, pro-Israel screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky denounced Redgave from the stage. Dripping with condescension, he sneered that he “would like to suggest to Miss Redgrave that … a simple ‘Thank you’ would’ve sufficed.”
