Movie studio executives meeting in New York agreed to blacklist the "Hollywood 10," who were cited a day earlier and jailed for contempt of Congress when they failed to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee. Who are the Hollywood 10? Alvah Bessie, Herbert J. Biberman, Lester Cole, Edward Dmytryk, Ring Lardner Jr., John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, Samuel Ornitz, Adrian Scott and Dalton Trumbo.I've been a member of the WGA since 1987. The legacy of the Hollywood 10, the courage they demonstrated and commitment to their ideals is a profound one to all Guild members.
For those who wish to learn more about the Hollywood 10, you can start here with a GITS post about Dalton Trumbo, featuring some rare video clips.
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Can this still happen today? Can someone create enough havoc for the corporate elite to influence that writer's career? Sounds like someone has pissed off some CEO scum, a couple governors, a university president and even more of the Enronesque truthiness brigade.
You mean Congress wasting taxpayer money with utterly pointless inquests, investigations and other assorted bullshit? It is happening today.
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