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Jul 6, 2016 · After his second Oscar nod for the latter film, John Garfield should have been on top of the world. Yet storm clouds were forming. Along with 150 others (including Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, and fellow Group theater alum Lee J. Cobb), Garfield’s name was published in the notorious anti-communist brochure “Red Channels” in 1950.
Jul 12, 2023 · John Garfield was born Jacob Julius Garfinkle, on March 4, 1913, in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Manhattan’s Lower East Side was a community of rampant poverty and run-down tenements. Garfield like many youths during that time, exhibited a rebellious and combative nature.
Jan 29, 2021 · John Garfield was one of the many Hollywood stars whose reputation and career were severely damaged by the communist witch hunts of the late 1940s-early 1950s. Julie was subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), and expected to “name names” when he appeared as a “friendly witness” before HUAC on April 23, 1951.
American actor John Garfield, when judged by looks and attitude alone, seemed more the pugnacious, defiant urban thug than one of Hollywood's most respected dramatic actors of the '30s and '40s. As evidence of his popularity, despite the fact that many insiders considered Garfield's personal ways and beliefs a bit radical, the attendance at his ...
Nov 30, 2018 · Chronicles Of John Garfield’s Death Foretold In His Final Film. John Garfield and Shelley Winters in “He Ran All The Way” Image by Courtesy of Film Society of Lincoln Center. By Daniel ...
Garfield, John (1913-1952) The original movie rebel, ruggedly handsome John Garfield rose to fame with his post-Depression portrayals of cynical men who reflected the era's social unrest. As depicted by Garfield, characters no longer were readily identifiable as either good or evil—the rebel characterization which became the calling card of ...
John Garfield. Actor, Producer. Born March 4, 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. John Garfield was born Jacob Julius Garfinkle on the Lower East Side of New York City, to Hannah Basia (Margolis) and David Garfinkle, who were Jewish immigrants from Zhytomyr (now in Ukraine). Jules was raised by his father, a clothes presser and part-time ...
