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Ceplair Larry |
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Titolo |
The Marxist and the movies [[electronic resource] ] : a biography of Paul Jarrico / / Larry Ceplair |
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Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2007 |
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1-283-23328-2 |
9786613233288 |
0-8131-7300-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (349 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Screenwriters - United States |
Motion picture industry - United States |
Blacklisting of entertainers - United States |
Communism and motion pictures - United States |
Electronic books. |
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-310) and index. |
Filmography: p. [243]-253. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The early years, 1915-36 -- Screenwriting and communism, 1936-39 -- World War II, 1939-45 -- The Cold War in Hollywood, 1945-47 -- The interregnum, 1948-50 -- The blacklist expands, 1951-52 -- Salt of the earth, 1952-54 -- The black market and Khrushchev's speech, 1954-58 -- Europe, 1958-75 -- Political battles, 1958-75 -- Back in the USA, 1975-97. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As part of its effort to rid the nation of Communist influence and infiltration, the House Un-American Activities Committee subpoenaed hundreds of actors, screenwriters, producers, and directors with suspected ""Red"" leanings in 1947. Some of these film industry veterans, including screenwriter Paul Jarrico (1915--1997), refused to testify on Capitol Hill and were denied subsequent employment. In The Marxist and the Movies, Larry Ceplair illuminates the life, career, and |
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political activism of Jarrico, the recipient of an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for Tom, Dick, and Harry (1941) a |
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