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Hollywood Ten: Facts & Related Content
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Areas Of Involvement | film • communism |
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Related People | Edward Dmytryk • Ring Lardner • John Howard Lawson |
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- Ronald Reagan and Walt Disney were among the industry members who cooperated fully with the committee.
- The Hollywood Ten invoked the First Amendment as part of their defense, arguing that they had the right to belong to whatever political organization they chose.
- The House Un-American Activities Committee and the Screen Actors Guild (headed by Ronald Reagan) both claimed that there was no blacklist.
- Richard Nixon sat on the committee that sent the Hollywood Ten to prison.
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