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Hollywood Ten

 Who were the Hollywood Ten? Screen writers who were accused of being Communist

What were their names? Alvah Bessie, Herber Biberman, Lester Cole, Edward Dmytryk, Ring Lardner Jr., John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, Samuel Ornitz, Adrian Scott and Dalton Trumbo.

What did they do? The House of Un-American Activities Committee stared an investigation into the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry and these ten people apparently knew something about it and didn't tell what they knew. The argued that it was in the first amendment to refuse to answer questions about their beliefs.

When were they famous? 1947-1951

Interesting Facts about Hollywood Ten
 * They were all accused of being a communist
 * None admitted or denyed it
 * A motion picture was made about them
 * They were given jail sentences from 6 months to 1 year

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