The Hollywood Ten were a group of motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947 and refused to answer questions regarding their possible communist affiliations. As a result, they were mostly blacklisted by the Hollywood studios and were convicted and imprisoned for contempt of Congress. They had been summoned to Washington, D.C., in the early years of the Cold War, a time of growing fears about Soviet influence in the United States, and their persecution was a part of what became known as the Second Red Scare. The Hollywood Ten were Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, Edward Dmytryk, Ring Lardner, Jr., John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, Samuel Ornitz, Adrian Scott, and Dalton Trumbo.
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies.
Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style