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The Hollywood Ten

The Hollywood Ten. Kim Ramsey Marissa Holguin. House Un-American Activities Committee. In 1947 the HUAC interviewed 41 people about the suspicion of communism in Hollywood These 41, were called “The Friendly Witnesses”

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The Hollywood Ten

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  1. The Hollywood Ten Kim Ramsey Marissa Holguin

  2. House Un-American Activities Committee • In 1947 the HUAC interviewed 41 people about the suspicion of communism in Hollywood • These 41, were called “The Friendly Witnesses” • They named 19 people with left wing views, communists, “Un-Friendly Witnesses”

  3. The Blacklist • 10 of those 19 refused to answer questions and became The Hollywood Ten • The courts found all ten men guilty of contempt of congress • Each were sentenced between six and twelve months in prison

  4. The Hollywood Ten • http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=video&cd=2&ved=0CDsQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DP3MlaFIzCw8&ei=ECmvTe2hBKff0QGkruHGCw&usg=AFQjCNE5577vAl-2rnv3TPJ4R5YkpHDecA

  5. Alvah Bessie • Writer, and actor born June 4th, 1904 and died July 21st 1985 • Nominated for a 1945 Oscar for Best Original Story for “Objective Burma!”

  6. Herbert Biberman • Producer, director, and screenwriter • Born March 1900, died June 1971 • Directed his first film in 1935, “One Way Ticket

  7. John Howard Lawson • Born September 1894, died August 1977 • Least famous of the Hollywood 10 • Founder of the Writers Guild of America

  8. Lester Cole • Born June 1904, died August 1985 • Began writing and directing plays in the 20’s and 30’s • He acted in movies such as Painted faces but was mainly known for his screenwriting • Organized the Screen Writers Guild

  9. Edward Dmytryk • Born September 1908, died July 1999 • He directed 6 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances • “My lifelong ambition has been to spend my money as soon as I get it”

  10. Ring Lardner Jr. • Born August 1915, died October 2000 • Won an Academy Award for M*A*S*H in 1970

  11. Albert Maltz • Born October 1908, died April 1985 • Oscar-nominated Screenwriter • Wrote novels and short stories

  12. Samuel Ornitz • November 1980, died March 1957 • Writer, 1923 “Haunch, Paunch and Jowl” • Tried screenwriting, but never had the same success as his novels

  13. Adrian Scott • Born February 1912, died December 1973 on Christmas • Producer and Screenwriter • Produced the “gritty masterpiece,” Crossfire in 1947 • Nominated for 5 Academy Awards

  14. Dalton Trumbo • Born December 1905, died September 1976 • The most famous and talented of the Blacklisted • Wrote or produced over 67 movies

  15. Dalton Trumbos Testify • http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=video&cd=1&ved=0CDQQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSyWWb9QJOHs&ei=lSivTeSCFIrq0gHJw6C3Cw&usg=AFQjCNHYNMggsoaAlQ4zNWTo9xAWHMODUQ

  16. One of the Hollywood Ten (2000) • Like all Hollywood Scandals, it was made into a movie. • Along with a Documentary

  17. The End • After the ten blacklisting continued in Hollywood • Over 300 more writers, screenwriters, and producers were blacklisted • The blacklisting ended after Otto Preminger announced in January of 1960 that he would give Dalton Trumbo screenwriting credit for “Exodus” • Even after the blacklist took more than two years to completely disappear.

  18. Works Cited • Dessler, Kathleen. "The Hollywood Ten ." Dalton Trumbo. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2011. <http://www.mcpld.org/trumbo/WebPages/hollywoodten.htm>. • "Elia Kazan." Spartacus Educational - Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2011. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAkazan.htm>. • "Hollywood Ten (American history) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2011. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/269472/Hollywood-Ten>. • Scheer, Robert. "Remembering the Hollywood 10 - Truthdig." Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2011. <http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20071008_remembering_the_hollywood_ten/>. • "The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2011. <http://www.imdb.com/>.

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