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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.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Policing Show Business: J. Edgar Hoover and the COMPIC Investigation
  • 2. The Sunset Boulevard Irregulars: The Motion Picture Alliance and the FBI
  • 3. Hollywood Liberalism on Trial: Dore Schary at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • 4. Thrown to the Lions: E. Y. Harburg, Marguerite Roberts, and the Blacklist
  • 5. Narrow Escapes: The Partial Surrender of Burl Ives and the Artful Defiance of Fredric March
  • Conclusion: COMPIC’s Legacy and the Blacklisting PersuasionAfterword: In the Frame: Vantage Points on the Cold War and the Blacklist.