The Marxist and the movies : a biography of Paul Jarrico / Larry Ceplair.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ceplair, Larry.

Series:

Screen classics (Lexington, Ky.)

Screen classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Screenwriters--United States--Biography.

Screenwriters.

Motion picture industry--United States.

Motion picture industry.

Blacklisting of entertainers--United States.

Blacklisting of entertainers.

Communism and motion pictures--United States.

Communism and motion pictures.

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History.

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.

United States.

Jarrico, Paul.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 screenplay for Tom, Dick, and Harry (1941) a

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

Filmography: p. [243]-253.

ISBN:

1-283-23328-2

9786613233288

0-8131-7300-0

OCLC:

182624495