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Jan 16, 2020 · Numerous actors and writers saw their lives and livelihoods destroyed; those who refused to “name names” were blacklisted, denied work. What makes Kazan an especially controversial figure was ...
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A turning point in Kazan's career came with his testimony as a witness before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1952 at the time of the Hollywood blacklist, which brought him strong negative reactions from many friends and colleagues.
Mar 22, 1999 · In an appearance that was considerably less dramatic than the controversy leading up to Sunday’s Academy Awards, the 89-year film titan received a mixed reaction as he took the stage to receive...
As we’ve previously noted here on Open Culture, Orson Welles was not given to mincing words about his colleagues. And the older he got, the fewer words he minced, as evidenced by the clip above from a talk he gave at a Paris film school in 1982.
Sep 3, 2003 · Elia Kazan, one of America's great directors, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999, but faced fierce opposition for naming names before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1952. The film explores the blacklist, the McCarthy era, and the friendship and estrangement of Kazan and Arthur Miller.
Mar 22, 2024 · “Elia Kazan is a traitor,” Orson Welles said in 1982. “He is the man who sold to McCarthy all of his companions at a time when he could continue to work in New York at [a] high salary.
Oct 9, 2019 · By Amir Abou-Jaoude. Oct. 9, 2019, 1:00 a.m. Director Elia Kazan was not equivocal when asked about the meaning of his film “On the Waterfront.” Kazan had been a left-wing activist in his...
