Unfriendly Witnesses
Unfriendly Witnesses2008
About this book
"Unfriendly Witnesses: Gender, Theater, and Film in the McCarthy Era examines the experiences of seven prominent women of stage and screen whose lives and careers were damaged by the McCarthy-era "witch hunts" for Communists and Communist sympathizers in the entertainment industry: Judy Holliday, Anne Revere, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, Margaret Webster, Mady Christians, and Kim Hunter."--Jacket.
Details
- First published
- 2008
- OL Work ID
- OL3477114W
Subjects
ActressesUnited StatesUnited States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American ActivitiesAmerican Women dramatistsBlacklisting of entertainersBlacklisting of authorsPolitical activityHistoryUnited states, congress, houseWomen dramatists