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Radical innocence : a critical study of the Hollywood Ten /

On October 30, 1947, the House Committee on Un-American Activities concluded the first round of hearings on the allege Communist infiltration of the motion picture industry. Hollywood was ordered to ""clean its own house, "" and ten witnesses who had refused to answer questions a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dick, Bernard F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1989.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:On October 30, 1947, the House Committee on Un-American Activities concluded the first round of hearings on the allege Communist infiltration of the motion picture industry. Hollywood was ordered to ""clean its own house, "" and ten witnesses who had refused to answer questions about their membership in the Screen Writers Guild and the Communist party eventually received contempt citations. By 1950 the Hollywood Ten, as they quickly became known, were serving prison sentences ranging from six months to a year. Since that time the group, which included writers, directors, and a producer, have be
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813147710
0813147719