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Policing show business : J. Edgar Hoover, the Hollywood blacklist, and Cold War movies /

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In Policing Show Business, Francis MacDonnell explores the starring role played by J. Edgar Hoover in the development of the Hollywood blacklist in the 1940s and 1950s. As director of the FBI, Hoover poured resources into scrutinizing show business, a policy choice unjustified by any corresponding t...

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Main Author: MacDonnell, Francis (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2024].
Subjects:
Motion picture industry > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Hoover, J. Edgar > (John Edgar), > 1895-1972.
Blacklisting of entertainers > United States.
Motion picture producers and directors > Political activity > United States > History > 20th century.
Communism and motion pictures > United States.
Cold War in motion pictures.

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