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The first systematic Hollywood blacklist was instituted on November 25, 1947, the day after ten writers and directors were cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee. A group of studio executives, acting under the aegis of the Motion Picture Association of America, fired the artists—the so-called Hollywood Ten—and made what has become known as the Waldorf Statement.
[[File:Hollywood Ten protest 1950.gif|Members of the Hollywood Ten and their families in 1950, protesting the impending incarceration of the ten.]]The '''Hollywood Ten''' were a group of ten writers and directors who were cited for contempt of Congress and blacklisted after refusing to answer questions about their alleged involvement with the Communist Party.


The following ten individuals were cited for contempt of Congress and blacklisted after refusing to answer questions about their alleged involvement with the Communist Party:
The ten individuals were:


Alvah Bessie, screenwriter
* Alvah Bessie, screenwriter
Herbert Biberman, screenwriter and director
* Herbert Biberman, screenwriter and director
Lester Cole, screenwriter
* Lester Cole, screenwriter
Edward Dmytryk, director
* Edward Dmytryk, director
Ring Lardner Jr., screenwriter
* Ring Lardner Jr., screenwriter
John Howard Lawson, screenwriter
* John Howard Lawson, screenwriter
Albert Maltz, screenwriter
* Albert Maltz, screenwriter
Samuel Ornitz, screenwriter
* Samuel Ornitz, screenwriter
Adrian Scott, producer and screenwriter
* Adrian Scott, producer and screenwriter
Dalton Trumbo, screenwriter
* [[Dalton Trumbo (nonfiction)|Dalton Trumbo]], screenwriter


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_blacklist
 
A group of studio executives, acting under the aegis of the Motion Picture Association of America, fired the artists—the so-called Hollywood Ten—and made what has become known as the Waldorf Statement.  The Hollywood Ten were systematically prevented from working in the film industry.
 
== In the News ==
 
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
 
* [[Dalton Trumbo]]
 
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
 
* [[Dalton Trumbo (nonfiction)]]
 
External links:
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_blacklist Hollywood blacklist] @ Wikipedia
 
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Revision as of 18:48, 22 November 2016

Members of the Hollywood Ten and their families in 1950, protesting the impending incarceration of the ten.The Hollywood Ten were a group of ten writers and directors who were cited for contempt of Congress and blacklisted after refusing to answer questions about their alleged involvement with the Communist Party.

The ten individuals were:

  • Alvah Bessie, screenwriter
  • Herbert Biberman, screenwriter and director
  • Lester Cole, screenwriter
  • Edward Dmytryk, director
  • Ring Lardner Jr., screenwriter
  • John Howard Lawson, screenwriter
  • Albert Maltz, screenwriter
  • Samuel Ornitz, screenwriter
  • Adrian Scott, producer and screenwriter
  • Dalton Trumbo, screenwriter


A group of studio executives, acting under the aegis of the Motion Picture Association of America, fired the artists—the so-called Hollywood Ten—and made what has become known as the Waldorf Statement. The Hollywood Ten were systematically prevented from working in the film industry.

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links: