Breaking the blacklist.

Documentary exploring blacklisting in the entertainment industry in the U.S. in the 1940's and 1950's: how it worked, how it affected people, how it was broken, and the current wave of interest in the blacklist. Also looks at the blacklist and its links not only to established right-wing figures suc...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: WBAI Radio (New York, N.Y.) (Broadcaster)
Other Authors: Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005 (Speaker)
Lampell, Millard, 1919-1997 (Speaker)
Lardner, Ring, Jr., 1915-2000 (Speaker)
Boyer, Charles, 1899-1978 (Speaker)
Garland, Judy (Speaker)
Lawson, John Howard, 1894-1977 (Speaker)
Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976 (Speaker)
Preminger, Otto (Speaker)
Sondergaard, Gale, 1899-1985 (Speaker)
Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981 (Speaker)
Gorney, Jay, 1896-1990 (Speaker)
Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020 (Speaker)
Randolph, John, 1915-2004 (Speaker)
Kinoy, Ernest (Speaker)
Shaw, David, 1943-2005 (Speaker)
Bernstein, Walter (Speaker)
Da Silva, Howard, 1909-1986 (Speaker)
Julian, Joseph, 1910-1982 (Speaker)
Lasky, Jesse L., Jr., 1910-1988 (Speaker)
Faulk, John Henry (Speaker)
Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998 (Speaker)
Barrish, Robby (Speaker)
Popper, Martin (Speaker)
Radosh, Ronald (Speaker)
Markowitz, Norman D. (Speaker)
Harrington, Michael, 1928-1989 (Speaker)
Hitchens, Gordon (Speaker)
Frank, Joe (Speaker)
Rapkin, David (Speaker)
Wesson, Celeste (Speaker)
Wilder, Harris (Speaker)
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : Pacifica Tape Library, [1976]
Subjects:
Blacklisting of entertainers > United States.
Blacklisting of entertainers.
United States.
Physical Description:1 audio file (1 hr., 57 min., 32 sec.)
Format: Audio Software
Description
Summary:
Documentary exploring blacklisting in the entertainment industry in the U.S. in the 1940's and 1950's: how it worked, how it affected people, how it was broken, and the current wave of interest in the blacklist. Also looks at the blacklist and its links not only to established right-wing figures such as Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) and Richard Nixon - then a California congressman, but also to the cold-war policies of Harry Truman and Dean Acheson. Through interviews with formerly blacklisted people and their lawyers, this program explores the pain and frustration of the blacklist, and the strategies devised by the victims for survival. Numerous Hollywood actors, writers, and composers, are heard. Produced by WBAI with assistance from KPFK.
Note:Electronic resource.
Originally broadcast on WBAI.
Call Number:C-123 Part 1 - C-123 Part 2
Voice 28955
Playing Time:01:57:32
Event Details:
Broadcast 1976 December 12
Source of Description:
Description based on cassette version record.