The Marxist and the Movies : A Biography of Paul Jarrico.

By: Ceplair, LarryMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Screen Classics SerPublisher: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (349 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780813173009Subject(s): Blacklisting of entertainers -- United States | Communism and motion pictures -- United States | Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History | Jarrico, Paul | Motion picture industry -- United States | Screenwriters -- United States -- Biography | United States. -- Congress. -- House. -- Committee on Un-American ActivitiesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Marxist and the Movies : A Biography of Paul JarricoDDC classification: 808.2/3092 B LOC classification: PS3519.A89Z63 2007Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Front cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. The Early Years 1915-36 -- 2. Screenwriting and Communism, 1936-39 -- 3. World War II, 1939-45 -- 4. The Cold War in Hollywood, 1945-47 -- 5. The Interregnum, 1948-50 -- 6. The Blacklist Expands, 1951-52 -- 7. Salt of the Earth, 1952-54 -- Photo insert -- 8. The Black Market and Khrushchev's Speech, 1954-58 -- 9. Europe, 1958-75 -- 10. Political Battles, 1958-75 -- 11. Back in the USA, 1975-97 -- Epilogue -- Filmography -- Notes -- Index.
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) and the producer of the only film ever blacklisted, The Salt of the Earth. Although the story of the Hollywood Ten has been told, The Marxist and the Movies is a unique look at Communist activities during this seminal period in American history. Ceplair recounts Jarrico's struggles against both personal demons and the prevailing power structures of his era. Through firsthand accounts from Jarrico himself and interviews with those closest to him, as well as congressional records and statements from those on both sides of the Red Scare, Ceplair provides an intimate view of Paul Jarrico's life, set in historical and cultural context.
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Front cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. The Early Years 1915-36 -- 2. Screenwriting and Communism, 1936-39 -- 3. World War II, 1939-45 -- 4. The Cold War in Hollywood, 1945-47 -- 5. The Interregnum, 1948-50 -- 6. The Blacklist Expands, 1951-52 -- 7. Salt of the Earth, 1952-54 -- Photo insert -- 8. The Black Market and Khrushchev's Speech, 1954-58 -- 9. Europe, 1958-75 -- 10. Political Battles, 1958-75 -- 11. Back in the USA, 1975-97 -- Epilogue -- Filmography -- Notes -- Index.

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) and the producer of the only film ever blacklisted, The Salt of the Earth. Although the story of the Hollywood Ten has been told, The Marxist and the Movies is a unique look at Communist activities during this seminal period in American history. Ceplair recounts Jarrico's struggles against both personal demons and the prevailing power structures of his era. Through firsthand accounts from Jarrico himself and interviews with those closest to him, as well as congressional records and statements from those on both sides of the Red Scare, Ceplair provides an intimate view of Paul Jarrico's life, set in historical and cultural context.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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