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after first taking the Fifth Amendment in 1951, director Robert Rossen named 57 people as Communists to the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1953 to escape the Hollywood blacklist ?
the late actress and theatrical producer , Madeline Lee Gilford , who was blacklisted during the McCarthy Era , is scheduled to appear in the forthcoming 2008 film, Sex and the City ?
after actor Philip Loeb committed suicide , an article in the New York Times noting his passing commented that "He died of a sickness commonly called 'the blacklist '."?
Eric Johnston , president of the MPAA , issued the Waldorf Statement in November 1947, marking the beginning of the Hollywood blacklist ?
screenwriter Oliver Crawford worked to remove an anti-Communist loyalty oath from the membership application of the Writers Guild of America , a relic of the Hollywood blacklist era?
blacklisted U.S. film director John Berry worked without screen credit on the 1951 Laurel and Hardy film Atoll K ?
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Question 1 : Who of the following was a child of Bertolt Brecht?
Question 2 : What did Dorothy Parker do for a living?
Question 3 : When is Burgess Meredith's birthday?
Question 4 : Where did Edward G. Robinson die?
Question 5 : What is Paul Robeson also known as?
Question 6 : ________ , director and producer[ 67]
Question 7 : Where did Zero Mostel die?
Question 8 : In 1957, blacklisted actor Norman Lloyd was hired by ________ as an associate producer for his anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents , then entering its third season on the network.
Question 9 : What is Dashiell Hammett also known as?
Question 10 : The fallout from the inquiry was a factor in the decision by Floyd Odlum , the primary owner of ________ , to get out of the business.
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