The Notorious Hollywood Ten & Blacklisting By Elizabeth Prior And Luke Skalecki Period 1
The Notorious Ten Alvah Bessie Herbert Biberman Lester Cole Edward Dmytryk Ring Lardner, Jr. John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, Sam Ornitz, Robert Adrian Scott, Dalton Trumbo,
Alvah Bessie American novelist and journalist Wrote screenplays for Warner Brothers in the mid/late 1940’s Career ended in 1947, imprisoned, blacklisted and named as one of Hollywood Ten
Herbert J. Biberman Joined Theatre Guild in 1928 Directed and wrote screenplays for B movies 1947 accused of Communist activities Sentenced to 6 months in prison in 1950 Banished from Hollywood
Lester Cole Polish immigrant Co- founded Screenwriters Guild in 1933 Blacklisted in 1947 and sentenced to one year in prison Taught screenwriting at University of California in Berkeley
Edward Dmytryk Director and editor 1948 blacklisted in U.S. and moved to England Returned to U.S. in 1951 and appeared before HUAAC (tried all the Hollywood Ten) Dropped from blacklist in late 1951
Ring Lardner Jr Began career as reporter for NY Daily 1947 blacklisted and served a year in prison Removed from blacklist in mid 1960’s Fun Fact: In 1970 wrote a script for M*A*S*H
John Howard Lawson Fun Fact: Volunteer ambulance driver for Red Cross with Ernest Hemmingway 1948 blacklisted and sentenced to one year in prison Exiled to Mexico in 1953
Albert Maltz Playwright for Theatre Union 1941 worked for Warner Brothers and Paramount 1947 blacklisted and sentenced to one year in jail
Samuel Ornitz Writer Board member of Screen Actors Guild served a year in prison for contempt of court
Adrian Scott Refused to testify against HUAAC 1950 sentenced to a year in prison
Dalton Trumbo Blacklisted in 1947 Served one year in jail
Blacklisting Hollywood Blacklisting began in 1947 when a group of ten Hollywood professionals were accused of incorporating Communism into their works. All were sentenced to no more than a year in prison and were tried by the HUAAC.
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