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Aug 2, 2024 · Paul Jarrico was born in Los Angeles, California on January 12, 1915, as Israel Shapiro. His father was a Russian Jewish immigrant, a lawyer, poet and socialist. While attending UCLA, Jarrico joined the Young Communist League, where he became an active member of the American Communist Party. His alliance and association with the party lasted ...
1 day ago · Hollywood blacklist. 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. Actors, screenwriters, directors, musicians, and other American entertainment professionals were barred from work by the studios.
Jul 19, 2024 · Late in The Blacklist, we meet Robert Vesco, the mentor of Raymond Reddington. Vesco is a con man who, the first time we meet him, cons Red out of his share of millions in gold they stole together ...
Jul 24, 2024 · Disclaimer and Scope. 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 ...
3 days ago · William Horace Marshall (August 19, 1924 – June 11, 2003) was an American actor, director and opera singer. He played the title role in the 1972 blaxploitation classic Blacula and its sequel Scream Blacula Scream (1973), and appeared as the King of Cartoons on the 1980s television show Pee-wee's Playhouse and as Dr. Richard Daystrom on the Star Trek television series.
Jul 30, 2024 · Hunts for cultural upsetters have been commonplace throughout history, but only once in American history was it as widespread or as hysterical as under McCarthyism. Commonly compared to a witch hunt, the first decades of the Cold War were rife with government committees and tribunals dedicated to rooting out every last hint of communist ...
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5 days ago · This folksinger/songwriter and member of The Weavers, notable for his work to save the Hudson River, was blacklisted in 1953. He passed away in 2014 at the age of 94. Answer: Pete Seeger. An activist his entire life, Pete was blacklisted in 1953 with the other members of The Weavers: Lee Hays, Fred Hillerman and Ronnie Gilbert.
