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Betsy
Mar 23, 2025 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
This book ends with an observation by Larry Gelbart, "It was a bad dream--but one we are dreaming again." Unfortunately, he seems to be right. The nightmare which many loyal Americans experienced in the late 30s and 40s when the House Un-American Committee declared war on Hollywood still echoes in our history, and into our future as the right has become the arbitrator of what a 'good' American is.

Eighty years ago Communists were the targets when actors, writers, and producers were asked the drea
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Summer
Mar 27, 2025 marked it as to-read