https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o create a “Who’s Who” of the 1950s “Hollywood Blacklist”. en-us 2018-03-05 20:11:48 UTC 2026-01-25 02:22:47 UTC hello@padlet.com brianna_houck https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334429 Dashiell Hammet was a famous American author writing hard-boiled detective novels and short stories.
After enlisting in the army after pearl harbor, Hammet found himself in trouble with the law including communist associates which led him to serve jail sentence of six months. After he got out he IRS came after him for $100,000 I’m back taxes and his future savings.
Writing short stories of communism and taking part in and anti-fascist activist as well as being a member of the communist party of America led to the suspicion and putting him on the blacklist.]]> 2018-03-05 20:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334429 brianna_houck https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334430 Waldo Salt was a famous American scriptwriter and academy award winner in Hollywood during the Red Scare.
He served as a civilian consultant to the Office of War information 1942-1945 before being blacklisted In 1951 after refusing to testify before HUAC. 
The refusal to testify aroused the suspicion.]]> 2018-03-05 20:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334430 brianna_houck https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334431 Lillian Hellman was a famous American playwright and screenwriter whose drama attacked injustice, selfishness, and exploitation.
She was blacklisted because she did not confess to a crime of disloyalty she felt she never committed.
Her dramas exposed some of the various forms in which evil appears and exhibited the tight structure and occasional overcontrivance of what is known as the well-made play played a part in arousing the suspicion.]]> 2018-03-05 20:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334431 brianna_houck https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334432 Actress and singer Lena Horne was one of the most popular performers of her time, known for films such as 'Cabin in the Sky' and 'The Wiz' as well as her trademark song, "Stormy Weather."
Horne had sued a variety of restaurants and theaters for discrimination and become an outspoken member of the leftist group Progressive Citizens of America. McCarthyism was sweeping through Hollywood, and Horne soon found herself blacklisted, believed to be due in part to her friendship with actor Paul Robeson, who was also blacklisted.
She was known for her work with civil rights groups and refused to play roles that stereotyped African-American women, a stance that many found controversial.]]> 2018-03-05 20:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334432 brianna_houck https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334434 Robeson was a singer, actor, social activist, lawyer, and athlete. He was blacklisted because he regularly spoke out against racial injustice and was involved in world politics. He raised suspicion with his relationship with the U.S.S.R., as well as with his humanitarian beliefs.]]> 2018-03-05 20:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334434 brianna_houck https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334435
- Greek- American director, producer, writer and actor.
-Friendly witness wrote On the Waterfront - made a number of left wing plays that he directed/filmed. Went beyond friendly witnesses- posted ad in NYT that it is the duty of citizens to protect the country and speak out against communists.
- he published an ad in The New York Times defending his position and urging other liberals to “speak out”]]> 2018-03-05 20:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334435 brianna_houck https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334437
- greatest American playwrights of the 20th century. His best known plays include 'All My Sons,' 'A View from the Bridge,' 'The Crucible' and the Pulitzer Prize -winning 'Death of a salesman .””
-of communism growing in Eastern Europe and China. Capitalizing on those concerns, a young Senator named Joseph McCarthy made a public accusation that more than two hundred “card-carrying” communists had infiltrated the United States government. Though eventually his accusations were proven to be untrue, and he was censured by the Senate for unbecoming conduct, his zealous campaigning ushered in one of the most repressive times in 20th-century American politic]]> 2018-03-05 20:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334437 brianna_houck https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334438 -Was a famous American Composer of ballet, orchestral music, band music, etc. 
-Allegedly spread communism through TV and in/during his performances.]]> 2018-03-05 20:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334438 brianna_houck https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334439 -Was a famous American composer
-Hoover's operatives began tracking Bernstein's left-wing activities before he was added to the blacklist. David Niles asked for a investigation to be performed, and the Bureau found that Bernstein was "connected, affiliated, or in some manner associated with" organizations that were suspected to be Communist fronts.]]> 2018-03-05 20:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334439 brianna_houck https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334441 -Was and English comic actor
-Senator McCarthy accused him of being a communist, there was allegedly a file produced that contained details of his political views/activities. ]]> 2018-03-05 20:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brianna_houck/u5d9io2ehh0o/wish/238334441