Policing Show Business : J. Edgar Hoover, the Hollywood Blacklist, and Cold War Movies / Francis MacDonnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacDonnell, Francis, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry.

Blacklisting of entertainers.

Cold War in motion pictures.

Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.

Hoover, J. Edgar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2024]

Summary:

"In Policing Show Business, Francis MacDonnell explores the starring role played by J. Edgar Hoover in the development of the Hollywood blacklist in the 1940s and 1950s. As director of the FBI, Hoover poured resources into scrutinizing show business, a policy choice unjustified by any corresponding threat to public security. He detailed agents to write regular reports on actors, screenwriters, lyricists, singers, and studio executives. His frequent handwritten comments on papers inside the files of film industry personalities demonstrate a level of interest bordering on obsession"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Policing Show Business: J. Edgar Hoover and the COMPIC Investigation

2. The Sunset Boulevard Irregulars: The Motion Picture Alliance and the FBI

3. Hollywood Liberalism on Trial: Dore Schary at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

4. Thrown to the Lions: E. Y. Harburg, Marguerite Roberts, and the Blacklist

5. Narrow Escapes: The Partial Surrender of Burl Ives and the Artful Defiance of Fredric March

Conclusion: COMPIC's Legacy and the Blacklisting Persuasion

Afterword: In the Frame Vantage Points on the Cold War and the Blacklist

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780700637942

070063794X