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enot06Ronald Reagan and Albert Maltz,
Testimony before HUAC, 1947
The House Un-American Activities Committee began to investigate
charges of alleged Communist influence in the movie industry in the
fall of 1947. The hearings attracted an enormous amount of press
attention due to the glamour associated with Hollywood celebrities.
HUAC began with a group of so-called “friendly” witnesses. They
cooperated with the investigation for a variety of reasons, including a
desire to settle old political scores. The Committee then moved to the
“unfriendly” witnesses. These included some who were or had been
members of the Communist Party, but all of whom rejected HUAC’s
intrusion into their political beliefs.
Ronald Reagan, a friendly witness, was President of the Screen
Actors Guild. Albert Maltz, an unfriendly witness, was active in the
Screen Writers Guild.
SOURCE: U.S. Congress, House, Committee on Un-American Activities. Hearings (1947).
Testimony before HUAC, 1947
The House Un-American Activities Committee began to investigate
charges of alleged Communist influence in the movie industry in the
fall of 1947. The hearings attracted an enormous amount of press
attention due to the glamour associated with Hollywood celebrities.
HUAC began with a group of so-called “friendly” witnesses. They
cooperated with the investigation for a variety of reasons, including a
desire to settle old political scores. The Committee then moved to the
“unfriendly” witnesses. These included some who were or had been
members of the Communist Party, but all of whom rejected HUAC’s
intrusion into their political beliefs.
Ronald Reagan, a friendly witness, was President of the Screen
Actors Guild. Albert Maltz, an unfriendly witness, was active in the
Screen Writers Guild.
SOURCE: U.S. Congress, House, Committee on Un-American Activities. Hearings (1947).
