Re: A question on director Kazan...this is going to drive me insane if no one knows

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Posted by Michaelson from em12-686.utsi.edu on March 22, 1999 at 15:06:44:

In Reply to: A question on director Kazan...this is going to drive me insane if no one knows posted by LFM on March 22, 1999 at 15:00:57:

: Why was there so much controversy over him winning that on oscar. Some people were giving him a standing ovation and some were just sitting there and doing nothing at all(Ed Harris, Nick Nolte, Steven Speilberg) If someone knows why, I will be waiting with open ears. That really intrigued me last night. I felt sorry for the guy.
: LFM

He testified before McCarthy's anti-communism board of inquiry back in the 1950's. He was an avowed Communist, but instead of getting put on a black list, he testified against other actors and studio workers and they were black listed from ever working in Hollywood again, or at least many of them never worked again. He, on the other hand, went right on working because he had testified. A black time in American history. Regards. Michaelson


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