The Notorious

Hollywood Ten

& Blacklisting

By Elizabeth Prior And Luke Skalecki

Period 1

The Notorious Ten• Alvah Bessie• Herbert Biberman• Lester Cole• Edward Dmytryk• Ring Lardner, Jr.• John Howard Lawson, • Albert Maltz, • Sam Ornitz, • Robert Adrian Scott, • Dalton Trumbo,

Alvah Bessie

• 1904-1985• American novelist and

journalist• Wrote screenplays for

Warner Brothers in the mid/late 1940’s

• Career ended in 1947, imprisoned, blacklisted and named as one of Hollywood Ten

Herbert J. Biberman

• 1900-1971• Joined Theatre Guild in

1928• Directed and wrote

screenplays for B movies• 1947 accused of

Communist activities • Sentenced to 6 months in

prison in 1950• Banished from Hollywood

Lester Cole• 1904- 1985• Polish immigrant• Co- founded

Screenwriters Guild in 1933

• Blacklisted in 1947 and sentenced to one year in prison

• Taught screenwriting at University of California in Berkeley

Edward Dmytryk• 1908- 1999• Director and editor• 1948 blacklisted in U.S.

and moved to England• Returned to U.S. in

1951 and appeared before HUAAC (tried all the Hollywood Ten)

• Dropped from blacklist in late 1951

Ring Lardner Jr.

• 1915- 2000• Began career as

reporter for NY Daily• 1947 blacklisted and

served a year in prison• Removed from blacklist

in mid 1960’s• Fun Fact: In 1970 wrote

a script for M*A*S*H

John Howard Lawson

• 1894- 1977• Fun Fact: Volunteer

ambulance driver for Red Cross with Ernest Hemmingway

• 1948 blacklisted and sentenced to one year in prison

• Exiled to Mexico in 1953

Albert Maltz

• 1908- 1985• Playwright for

Theatre Union• 1941 worked for

Warner Brothers and Paramount

• 1947 blacklisted and sentenced to one year in jail

Samuel Ornitz

• 1890- 1957• Writer • Board member of

Screen Actors Guild 1933

• 1947- served a year in prison for contempt of court

Adrian Scott

• 1912- 1973• Refused to testify

against HUAAC• 1950 sentenced to a

year in prison

Dalton Trumbo

• 1905- 1976• Blacklisted in 1947 • Served one year in jail

Blacklisting

• Hollywood Blacklisting began in 1947 when a group of ten Hollywood professionals were accused of incorporating Communism into their works.

• All were sentenced to no more than a year in prison and were tried by the HUAAC.

Works Cited• "The Hollywood Blacklist." Classic Movies -

Everything For the Classic Film Fan. Web. 03 Feb. 2010. <http://www.classicmovies.org/articles/aa032899.htm>.

• "Hollywood Blacklist." United States History. Web. 03 Feb. 2010. <http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1850.html>.

• "Hollywood Ten." Mesa County Public Library District. Web. 03 Feb. 2010. <http://www.mcpld.org/trumbo/WebPages/hollywoodten.htm>.