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3 days ago · Members of the Hollywood Ten and their families in 1950, protesting the impending incarceration of the ten. The Hollywood blacklist was an entertainment industry blacklist put in effect in the mid-20th century in the United States during the early years of the Cold War, in Hollywood and elsewhere.
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Aug 15, 2024 · The Hollywood Ten happened a decade before Joseph McCarthy sought to purge the government of Commies. The Blacklists and HUAC happened in the late 1940s. Like Oppenheimer, the Hollywood Ten were idealistic Communists.
Aug 22, 2024 · The Hollywood Blacklist was a list that banned industry professionals and media workers from employment at the major motion picture studios. Implemented in 1947 as a result of the House of Un-American Activities (HUAC) hearings regarding perceived Communist sympathies, the workers included on the list were unable to find employment in the ...
Aug 26, 2024 · House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), committee of the U.S. House of Representatives that conducted investigations through the 1940s and ’50s into alleged communist activities. Those investigated included artists and entertainers such as the Hollywood Ten, Elia Kazan, Pete Seeger, and Arthur Miller.
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Aug 7, 2024 · John Howard Lawson was a U.S. playwright, screenwriter, and member of the “Hollywood Ten,” who was jailed (1948–49) and blacklisted for his refusal to tell the House Committee on Un-American Activities about his political allegiances.
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Aug 21, 2024 · Title. "A Statement from Hollywood" [by the Hollywood Ten, blacklisted writers] Creator. From the Collection: Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Published / Created. n.d. Provenance. Gift of Langston Hughes and bequest of the estate of Langston Hughes, ca. 1940-1967, with additions from other sources, ca. 1940-1980. Extent of Digitization.
1 day ago · Following the world premiere screening, the Venice Film Festival competition drama was welcomed with a 10-minute, 20-second ovation. The audience gave a rousing response to the emotional political ...
