Hollywood Blacklisting

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Hollywood blacklisting was a consequence of rampant Cold War paranoia in America. The Cold War profoundly affected every sphere of American society and politics, especially during the McCarthy Era of the nineteen-fifties when fears of communist influence and espionage within the United States were widespread, and suspicions about the loyalty of one's fellow citizens were heightened by political demagoguery and partisan witch hunts. The most well-known of these suspected communists or fellow travelers were members of the Hollywood elite, who were subjected to intense investigations and pilloried in the press without much regard for their freedom of speech rights. This paper examines the McCarthy Era and the impact it had on America, focusing specifically on the witch hunts conducted in the film industry.

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