She was blacklisted for 12 years, from the time she was 24 to 36 -- prime years for an actress. "Can you imagine?" she said. Starting in 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee subpoenaed actors, directors and writers to discover if the entertainment industry was indoctrinating Ame...
members quickly settled their gaze on the Hollywood film industry, which was seen as a hotbed of communist activity. This reputation originated in the 1930s, when the economic difficulties of theGreat Depressionincreased the appeal of leftist organizations for many struggling actors and studio workers...
The Cinema Vanguard Award recognizes actors who have forged their own path, taking artistic risks and making a significant and unique contribution to film. Previous honorees include Carey Mulligan, Laura Dern, Michael B. Jordan, William DeFoe, Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Rooney Mara, Eddie R...
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Hollywood had more budding actors than it needed. Marion’s message was that even for those young girls who did find work, it would not necessarily be the experience that they envisioned. The novel follows a young girl, Minnie, who starts out as an extra in the East coast film industry...
He was also known as a leader and friend to many in the community of Black actors in Hollywood films, helping smooth tensions when there was conflict. Must-watch performance:“Cabin in the Sky” (1943). Photo : Courtesy Everett Collection Theresa Harris While most of the Black women who ...
PENN: So when you’re in an audition… I think I’d have to circle back. And when I’m, as a director, often I will not audition actors. Even actors who have… Whether they’ve acted before or maybe young actors that… If I can meet somebody and trust and have a sense that the...
This time, the TV personality is also taking aim at the Hollywood actors and decision-makers who support the prolific director
Nils Asther was a Swedish actor who was one of Hollywood’s leading actors during the late 1920s and early 1930s, playing opposite Greta Garbo in Wild Orchids (1929) and The Single Standard (1929). Asther made his first film, Vingarne (1916; “Wings”),
(1964). Later in life, Lawson felt that his struggle with the blacklist had been singular and different than his comrades. “I'm much more completely blacklisted than the others,” he told theNew York Times. “I'm much more notorious and extremely proud of that. It had much to do ...