Hollywood Ten

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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