The Final Victim of the Blacklist: John Howard Lawson, Dean of the Hollywood Ten

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Contents Prologue vii Introduction 1 1. Beginnings 14 2. Toward Commitment 35 3. Hollywood 50 4. From Hollywood to Broadway 66 5. Commitment 80 6. Theory and Practice 98 7. Struggle 116 8. Fighting—and Writing 132 9. Writing—and Fighting 149 10. Red Scare Rising 166 11. Inquisition 184 12. Jailed for Ideas 202 13. “Blacklisted” 222 14. The Fall of Red Hollywood 241 Conclusion 263 Notes 269 Index 347 This page intentionally left blank ...