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John Howard Lawson. Writer: Blockade. John Howard Lawson is not the most famous member of the Hollywood 10, those filmmakers who defied the House Committee on Un-American Activities' inquiry into alleged "Communist subversion" in the Hollywood movie industry in 1947, but he was the central figure of the group--the mind if not the heart and soul of the Communist community in Hollywood.
Abstract. John Howard Lawson was dragged forcibly from the witness chair during his stormy testimony in Washington during the fall of 1947. As during state legislative hearings Lawson denied his Communist Party membership, but he had hardly been evacuated from the busy sanctum on Capitol Hill when a congressional investigator unveiled a “registration card No. 47275 made out in the name” of Lawson.
Mar 24, 2023 · Lester Cole was a prolific screenwriter who co founded the Screen Writers Guild in 1933 with John Howard Lawson and Samuel Ornitz, two other writers who would later join him in the Hollywood 10.
By the early 1930s, John Howard Lawson was a bicoastal pioneer, a frequent traveler on trains shuttling between midtown Manhattan and downtown Los Angeles. He was compensated amply and had attained a critical acclaim, being viewed by some as the “hope” of the stage and an important voice of the screen.
John Howard Lawson's marriage to Sue Edmonds was a landmark on his journey toward commitment, and his joining the Communist Party and organizing the S We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website.By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
The John Howard Lawson papers, 1905-1977, offers over one hundred boxes of correspondence and manuscripts, scrapbooks, photographs, tapes, audio recordings, and forty-six books, including early diaries and his unpublished autobiography. Materials relate to his career in theater and film, personal relationships, and time in jail.
As the face of Red Hollywood, John Howard Lawson was positioned strategically to be either bathed in warm sunlight or drenched in a cold rain as the political climate changed. It was hard to foresee that brutally cyclonic winds would come sweeping through Hollywood that would disrupt his carefully constructed existence.
