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[[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. | [[File:Hollywood Ten protest 1950.gif|thumb|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. | ||
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Revision as of 18:49, 22 November 2016
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.
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Dalton Trumbo refuses to betray friends and principles, enjoys state-sponsored meals for nearly a year.
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External links:
- Hollywood blacklist @ Wikipedia