Group of film makers jailed for contempt of congress after refusing to answer questions before the
House Unamerican Activities Committee. They were subsequently blacklisted--that is, refused work--by the American film and television industry. They were
- [Herbert Biberman]?
- [Albert Maltz]?
- [Lester Cole]?
- Dalton Trumbo
- [John Howard Lawson]?
- [Alvah Bessie]?
- [Samuel Ornitz]?
- [Ring Lardner, Jr]?
- [Edward Dmytryk]?
- [Adrian Scott]?
Following his blacklisting, Trumbo was able to continue work under an alias writing, among other movies, Spartacus.
Edward Dmytryk later agreed to testify and resumed his career as a director.
In later life many of the "Hollywood Ten" continued to defend their own and others' membership in or support for the Communist Party.
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