Blacklisting Seriously Depletes Hollywood’s Talent Pool
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Arts
- Subcategories: Entertainment, Entertainers, Films, Movies, Motion Pictures, Communism, Communists, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment, Censorship
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C., Hollywood
- Date: 1947-1951
Article abstract: The Hollywood blacklist, a ban on employment of alleged Communists, hurt both individual careers and the morale of the film community as a whole.
Summary of Event
During World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States were allies against Nazi Germany. When the war ended in 1945, a rapid worsening of Soviet-American relations turned the American Communist Party, advocating the Soviet model of socialism, from a tolerated political sect into a band of persecuted political outcasts. As Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin installed puppet...
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