| Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950-2002 Contributor(s): Buhle, Paul (Author), Wagner, Dave (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403966842 ISBN-13: 9781403966841 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $21.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: "Hide in Plain Sight" offers a powerful examination of the effects of Hollywood's blacklist era, taking up the question of how blacklistees fared after they were driven out of the mainstream. A good number entered careers in television, with many finding work in children's and family programs, writing for shows like "Rocky and Bullwinkle, Lassie," and "Flipper," Many also wrote adult sitcoms such as "Hogan's Heroes, The Donna Reed Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, M*A*S*H, Maude," and A"ll in the Family," Ultimately, many returned to Hollywood in the sixties and seventies to work creatively on films that contained a dose of radical politics and influenced the creative outburst of that decade. The list of impressive films from the survivors of HUAC includes "Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia," and "Midnight Cowboy. Hide in Plain Sight" completes Paul Buhle and Dave Wagner's trilogy, which includes "Tender Comrades" (1998) and "Radical Hollywood" (2002). Together these books provide a thorough and disturbing portrait of the McCarthy era's impact on an important aspect of American culture and society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 331.894 |
| LCCN: 2003043313 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.16" W x 9.22" (1.08 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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| Publisher Description: Hide in Plain Sight offers a powerful examination of the effects of Hollywood's blacklist era, taking up the question of how blacklistees fared after they were driven out of the mainstream. A good number entered careers in television, with many finding work in children's and family programs, writing for shows like Rocky and Bullwinkle, Lassie, and Flipper. Many also wrote adult sitcoms such as Hogan's Heroes, The Donna Reed Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, M*A*S*H, Maude, and All in the Family. Ultimately, many returned to Hollywood in the sixties and seventies to work creatively on films that contained a dose of the radical politics found in communism, films that influenced the creative outburst of that decade. The list of impressive films from the survivors of HUAC includes Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, and Midnight Cowboy. Hide in Plain Sight completes Paul Buhle and Dave Wagner's trilogy, which includes Tender Comrades (1998) and Radical Hollywood (2002). Together these books provide a thorough and disturbing portrait of the McCarthy era's impact on an important aspect of American culture and soci |
Contributor Bio(s): Buhle, Paul: - Paul Buhle is a senior lecturer in history at Brown University and the editor of the Encyclopedia of the American Left, among other books. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.Wagner, Dave: - Dave Wagner has co-authored a number of books with Paul Buhle, including the recent Radical Hollywood. |