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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810549803321

Autore

Ceplair Larry

Titolo

The Marxist and the movies [[electronic resource] ] : a biography of Paul Jarrico / / Larry Ceplair

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2007

ISBN

1-283-23328-2

9786613233288

0-8131-7300-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Collana

Screen classics

Disciplina

808.2/3092

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Soggetti

Screenwriters - United States

Motion picture industry - United States

Blacklisting of entertainers - United States

Communism and motion pictures - United States

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-310) and index.

Filmography: p. [243]-253.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 political activism of Jarrico, the recipient of an Oscar nomination for his



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