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" The Marxist and the movies : "
Larry Ceplair.
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BL
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1046385
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b800755
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Ceplair, Larry.
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The Marxist and the movies : : a biography of Paul Jarrico /\ Larry Ceplair.
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| Publication Statement
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Lexington :: University Press of Kentucky,, ©2007.
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Screen classics
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1 online resource (xii, 327 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) :: illustrations
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0813137047
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: 0813173000
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: 1283233282
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: 9780813137049
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: 9780813173009
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: 9781283233286
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: 9786613233288
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0813124530
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9780813124537
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-310) and index.
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Includes filmography: pages 243-253.
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| Contents
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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.
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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.
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Jarrico, Paul.
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Jarrico, Paul.
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United States.
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United States.
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Blacklisting of entertainers-- United States.
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Communism and motion pictures-- United States.
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Motion picture industry-- United States.
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Screenwriters-- United States, Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Literary.
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Blacklisting of entertainers.
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Communism and motion pictures.
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Motion picture industry.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Film Video-- Direction Production.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Film Video-- Screenwriting.
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Screenwriters.
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Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), History.
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California, Los Angeles, Hollywood.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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808.2/3092
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PS3519.A89Z63 2007eb
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