Dalton Trumbo

Hollywood Ten Released from Prison but Remain Blacklisted, Industry Persecution Continues

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In early 1951, the Hollywood Ten—screenwriters and directors cited for contempt of Congress in 1947 for refusing to answer HUAC’s questions about Communist Party membership—were released after serving prison terms ranging from six months to one year. Their freedom from incarceration, however, …

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