Unfriendly Witnesses

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"Unfriendly Witnesses: Gender, Theater, and Film in the McCarthy Era examines the experiences of seven prominent women of stage and screen whose lives and careers were damaged by the McCarthy-era "witch hunts" for Communists and Communist sympathizers in the entertainment industry: Judy Holliday, Anne Revere, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, Margaret Webster, Mady Christians, and Kim Hunter."--Jacket.

subjects: Actresses,  United States,  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities,  American Women dramatists,  Blacklisting of entertainers,  Blacklisting of authors,  Political activity,  History,  United states, congress, house,  Women dramatists