Hollywood on trial : McCarthyism's war against the movies

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Label

Hollywood on trial : McCarthyism's war against the movies

Title remainder

McCarthyism's war against the movies

Statement of responsibility

Michael Freedland with Barbra Paskin

Creator

• Freedland, Michael, 1934-

Subject

• Blacklisting of authors -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Blacklisting of entertainers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Communism and motion pictures -- United States
• Motion picture industry -- California | Los Angeles
• United States, Congress | House | Committee on Un-American Activities

Language

eng

Summary

"This book reveals the true story behind one of cinema's darkest episodes: how actors, directors and moguls were subpoenaed to name names and answer the '$64,000 question': 'are now you or have you ever been a member of the Communist party?' The book charts the generation of actors who found their livelihood ruined by being 'blacklisted' and the writers forced to hire 'fronts' to continue to work; how Arthur Miller was offered the chance to have his hearing dropped in return for a photo-opportunity with Marilyn Monroe; and how Kirk Douglas's naming of Dalton Trumbo as the writer of Spartacus signalled the end of this extraordinary era." "Painstakingly researched and drawing on numerous new interviews, Hollywood on Trial is the definitive account of how political paranoia shaped cinema for a decade."--BOOK JACKET

Cataloging source

UKM

Dewey number

384.80979494

Illustrations

• illustrations
• plates

Index

index present

LC call number

PN1993.5.U65

LC item number

F73 2007

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography