Industry Crossroads

Berle Adams on how he dealt with the Hollywood Blacklist

Mary V. Ahern on Joseph N. Welch (who stood up to Senator Joseph McCarthy at the Army-McCarthy hearings) being involved with the Omnibus series on the Constitution

Steve Allen on the Hollywood Blacklist

Charlie Andrews on working with Walter Cronkite and Dick Van Dyke on The Morning Show and his experience with the Hollywood Blacklist

Alan A. Armer on the Hollywood Blacklist

James Arness on the Hollywood Blacklist

Beatrice Arthur on her awareness of the Hollywood Blacklist, and on her politics

Larry Auerbach on Alan Freed and the payola scandal

Larry Auerbach on the Hollywood Blacklist

Larry Auerbach on the Quiz Show Scandals

Erik Barnouw on the Hollywood Blacklist

Erik Barnouw on the importance of the Hollywood Blacklist to understanding the history of broadcasting and on Edward R. Murrow's denunciation of Senator Joseph McCarthy

Erik Barnouw on the quiz show scandals of the 1950s

Cliff Barrows on Billy Graham's response to the threat of Communism

Joe Behar on security issues surrounding Let's Make a Deal as a result of the Quiz Show Scandals

Joe Behar on not being affected by the Hollywood Blacklist

Earl Bellamy on the Hollywood Blacklist

Dick Berg on his experiences with the Hollywood Blacklist

Ted Bergmann on the fixed game show Twenty-One

Ted Bergmann on how the Quiz Show Scandals affected the advertising agencies

Ted Bergmann on the Hollywood Blacklist

Shelley Berman on working during the Hollywood Blacklist

Walter Bernstein on screenwriter Ben Maddow testifying (and naming names) before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

Walter Bernstein on being listed in Red Channels, his subsequent blacklisting, and how it affected his career

Walter Bernstein on "The Hollywood Ten"

Walter Bernstein on using a pseudonym and "fronts" to write for Danger and You Are There during the Blacklist

Walter Bernstein on the subversive subtext of You Are There; on Edward R. Murrow's See It Now denouncing Senator McCarthy; on the use of "fronts" during the Blacklist and how he was cleared to work on movies, but not television

Walter Bernstein on the end of his blacklisting in the film industry -- and on being one of the first people cleared; on how Europeans felt about the Blacklist; on what he would have sad had he been subpoenaed

Walter Bernstein on why he thinks the Blacklist happened and how it affected the television industry; on whether something similar could happen again

Walter Bernstein on why he thinks the Blacklist happened and how it affected the television industry; on whether something similar could happen again

Walter Bernstein on what the industry should/could learn from the Blacklist and advice to others who might find themselves in a similar situation to what he went through

Barbara Billingsley on the Hollywood Blacklist

Mili Lerner Bonsignori on the aftermath of Edward R. Murrow's "A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy" on See It Now

Bernie Brillstein on the break up of MCA and Lew Wasserman becoming a producer

David Brinkley on Senator Joseph McCarthy's "list" of 205 alleged Communists

Director Frances Buss Buch on being aware of the Hollywood Blacklist and signing a loyalty oath for CBS

James Burrows on his father being called before the House Un-American Activities Committee 

Robert Butler on directing a Defenders episode where an actor was deemed "unacceptable" due to the Blacklist

Film editor Dann Cahn on the Blacklist era and Lucille Ball facing accusations of being a communist

Robert Caminiti on his duties as stage manager on Concentration, and on the Quiz Show Scandals

Charles Cappleman on the Hollywood Blacklist

Steve Carlin on the start of the Quiz Show scandals

Steve Carlin on the Congressional Investigation into the game show Twenty-One

Steve Carlin on testifying to the Grand Jury investigating quiz shows

Gilbert Cates on the Quiz Show scandal surrounding Dotto

Gilbert Cates on the Quiz Show scandal surrounding Dotto (contd.)

Marge Champion on the Hollywood Blacklist

Cyd Charisse on the Hollywood Blacklist

Tony Charmoli on his awareness of the Blacklist in the 1950s

Dick Clark on being targeted in the music -payola- investigation

John Conte on his experience with the Hollywood Blacklist

Alexander Courage on his memories of the Hollywood Blacklist

Ron Cowen on going on strike with the Writers Guild early in his career, on attending a meeting for the Guild in those days, and on the importance of the Guild

Richard Crenna on the Hollywood Blacklist

Walter Cronkite on how the Hollywood Blacklist affected him and the news industry, specifically the writers on the dramatic program You Are There: Abe Polonsky, Walter Bernstein, and Charles Collingwood

Hume Cronyn on the Hollywood Blacklist

Robert Culp on the Hollywood Blacklist

Ossie Davis on the effect of the Blacklist on him and fellow performers, and on being called to testify at the HUAC

Milton Delugg on working on Treasure Hunt, and on the show's personnel making deals with potential contestants

Phil Donahue on how the television industry was affected by the Quiz Show Scandals

Richard Donner on the Hollywood Blacklist and Martin Ritt

Louis Dorfsman on the Hollywood Blacklist

David Dortort on the Hollywood Blacklist

Hugh Downs on The Hollywood Blacklist not affecting booking guests on The Tonight Show

Hugh Downs on hosting the popular game show Concentration and security on the show during the Quiz Show Scandals

Bob Doyle on the Hollywood Blacklist

Bob Doyle on the impact of the McCarthy hearings being aired on television

Bob Doyle on how the Quiz Show Scandals and the assassination of John F. Kennedy impacted television

Charles S. Dubin on being called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee and being blacklisted for five years

Charles S. Dubin on directing Twenty One produced by Dan Enright just before the Quiz Show Scandals broke, and on being called to testify about it

Patty Duke on how her managers gave her the answers for the $64,000 Challenge; on testifying before Congress during the Quiz Show Scandals

Betty Cole Dukert on how Meet the Press  dealt with McCarthyism and partisan politics

Ralph Edwards on the effect of the Quiz Show scandals on Truth or Consequences

Bob Elliott on "Bob and Ray" doing comedy bits about McCarthyism

Ruth Engelhardt on the Hollywood Blacklist

Ruth Engelhardt on the Quiz Show Scandals

Ruth Engelhardt on the Quiz Show Scandals, and how they impacted the sponsors

Rod Erickson on the Hollywood Blacklist's effect on television advertising

Nanette Fabray on the Hollywood Blacklist

Mike Fenton on the craft and technique of casting for television and on the Hollywood Blacklist

Gerald Perry Finnerman on Larry Parks and the Hollywood Blacklist

Dorothy Fontana on working at Revue Studios during the actor and writers' strikes in 1960

Horton Foote on the Hollywood Blacklist

John Forsythe on the Hollywood Blacklist

Sonny Fox on the Quiz Show Scandals

Eddie Foy III on the Hollywood Blacklist

Reuven Frank on the Senator Joseph McCarthy hearings

Albert Freedman on raising money for the defense fees for those on trial during the Hollywood Blacklist

Albert Freedman on his dealings with Twenty One contestant James Snodgrass during the Quiz Show Scandals>

Albert Freedman on the most difficult pre-test of all the quiz shows - on Twenty One - and how producers selected which answers to give contestants

Albert Freedman on becoming a producer on Twenty One, coaching contestants, and casting Charles Van Doren on the program

Albert Freedman on the head of Geritol (Twenty One's sponsor) wanting Herbert Stempel off the program and how Freedman convinced Charles Van Doren to become a contestant

Albert Freedman on Charles Van Doren becoming a celebrity because of his appearances of Twenty One; on the beginning of the Quiz Show Scandals; on not wanting to implicate Charles Van Doren

Albert Freedman on the beginning of the Quiz Show scandals in 1958 - Ed Hilgemeier going to the press about the fixing of Dotto

Albert Freedman on Charles Van Doren contacting him when the D.A.'s office announced an investigation into the quiz shows (including Twenty One)

Albert Freedman on the sequence of events that led to the press scrutinization of TV and the explosion of the Quiz Show Scandals

Albert Freedman on how he got embroiled in the investigations surrounding the Quiz Show Scandals; on how he was counseled by lawyers

Albert Freedman on being poorly coached by lawyers for the Grand Jury testimony for the Quiz Show Scandals; on realizing he was being set up for an indictment

Albert Freedman on not giving names to prosecutor Joseph Stone when he was questioned during the Quiz Show Scandals

Albert Freedman on being indicted for perjury after his testimony during the Quiz Show Scandals; on recanting his testimony and perjuring himself again

Albert Freedman on being blacklisted because of the Quiz Show Scandals

Albert Freedman on Charles Van Doren being persuaded to testify before the House Committee after Van Doren had seen the notes from the original Grand Jury testimony; on returning from Mexico to testify

Albert Freedman on reaching out to Charles Van Doren's lawyer to explain the circumstances under which Freedman would be testifying before the House Committee (to explain that Freedman would not be speaking about Van Doren)

Albert Freedman on reaching out to Charles Van Doren's lawyer to explain the circumstances under which Freedman would be testifying before the House Committee (to explain that Freedman would not be speaking about Van Doren)

Albert Freedman on CBS allegedly paying off the Harris Commission, Charles Revson perjuring himself, and other testimony at the Congressional hearings

Albert Freedman on testifying before the Grand Jury for a third time during the Quiz Show Scandals and his indictment finally being dropped after four years

Albert Freedman on Robert Redford's movie "Quiz Show" and whether or not the film was accurate

Albert Freedman on who the "bad guys" were in the Quiz Show Scandals

Albert Freedman on the impact of the Quiz Show Scandals on the medium of television - the end of the intelligent era of live TV

Albert Freedman on what the quiz shows were really about - making education respectable via entertainment

Albert Freedman on whether today's quiz shows are affected by the Quiz Show Scandals

Betty Garrett on how the Hollywood Blacklist impacted her and her husband, Larry Parks

Betty Garrett on finally being removed from the Blacklist, and on meeting Senator Joseph McCarthy

Greg Garrison on the Hollywood Blacklist and how it impacted actor Jack Gilford and others

Larry Gelbart on the effect the Writer's Guild Strike in 1973 had on the production of M*A*S*H

Larry Gelbart on the 1985 Academy Awards show, which he was asked to write, but during which there was a Writers Guild strike; on his commitment to the WGA during this time

Herschel Burke Gilbert on the Hollywood Blacklist

Leonard H. Goldenson on changing the sponsorship model for television

Leonard H. Goldenson on airing the McCarthy Hearings in their entirety on ABC

Leonard H. Goldenson on airing the McCarthy Hearings in their entirety on ABC

Leonard H. Goldenson on his most important decisions at ABC

Lewis Gomavitz on the Hollywood Blacklist

Julian Goodman on Charles Van Doren's appearance on the public affairs show Comment

Julian Goodman on the Hollywood Blacklist and McCarthyism and J. Edgar Hoover telling him a Communist was working on one of his shows, and on HUAC

Julian Goodman on Edward R. Murrow's See it Now episode, "Senator McCarthy"

Lee Grant on her relationship with Arnold Manoff and their experiences with the Hollywood Blacklist

Lee Grant on testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee

Lee Grant on her friends and co-workers reaction to having been blacklisted, and on what her life was like when she was on the blacklist

Lee Grant on the fate of her then-husband Arnold Manoff, who'd been blacklisted, and on how other writers and actors dealt with the Hollywood Blacklist

Lee Grant on her feelings on those who named names to the House Un-American Activities Committee like Elia Kazan, and on the end of the blacklist

Lee Grant on appearing on Search for Tomorrow and on being fired because of the blacklist

Lee Grant on how the Hollywood Blacklist affected television as a whole

Everett Greenbaum on the Hollywood Blacklist

Monty Hall on briefly hosting Twenty-One and on the subsequent Quiz Show Scandals that emerged

Monty Hall on the impact of the Quiz Show Scandals on game shows

Earl Hamner on the effect of the Blacklisting era

Jeffrey Hayden on the Hollywood Blacklist and how he helped actor Will Geer

Jeffrey Hayden on how filming Palmerstown, U.S.A. at the Disney ranch led to a Directors Guild rule about providing drivers to locations

Florence Henderson on working on Today when Charles Van Doren was a correspondent

Lyle "Skitch" Henderson on the Hollywood Blacklist

Paul Henning on recollections of the Hollywood Blacklist

Arthur Hiller on the Hollywood Blacklist

Roy Huggins on joining the Communist Party

Roy Huggins on how his communist leanings impacted the work he was doing as a novelist

Roy Huggins on writing the feature film "Hangman's Knot" and being placed on the Hollywood Blacklist

Roy Huggins on writing and directing the feature "Hangman's Knot" despite being blacklisted 

Roy Huggins on being subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and naming names

Kim Hunter on being blacklisted in the 1950s

Kim Hunter on the impact of the Hollywood Blacklist on television

Seaman Jacobs on the Hollywood Blacklist

Herb Jellinek on ABC's coverage of the Senator Joseph McCarthy hearings

Joseph Jennings on the Hollywood Blacklist

Lamont Johnson on working with Fay Wray, and on the Hollywood Blacklist

Lamont Johnson on being on the Hollywood Blacklist, and on producer Albert McCleery disregarding it to hire him

Lamont Johnson on dealing with the Hollywood Blacklist, and later directing many issue-oriented shows like My Sweet Charlie

Sidney M. Katz on editing Edward R. Murrow's See It Now  series and the episode on Joseph McCarthy

Sidney M. Katz on dealing with Hollywood Blacklist

Bob Keeshan on the network and Captain Kangaroo  and the Hollywood Blacklist

Asaad Kelada on how "The Dinner Party," an episode of The Office was delayed due to the Writers' Strike

Ernest Kinoy on the McCarthy era and the Blacklist episode of The Defenders

Ernest Kinoy on the Hollywood Blacklist and The Defenders

Ernest Kinoy on the Hollywood Blacklist and Red Channels 

Jeff Kisseloff on interviewing former president of CBS Frank Stanton about the Hollywood Blacklist

Jeff Kisseloff on covering controversial topics like the Blacklist for his book "The Box: An Oral History of Television, 1929-1961"

Jeff Kisseloff on Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly's See It Now "A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy"

Jeff Kisseloff on his interview with Twenty-One producer Al Freeman, Jr. and attempting to interview Charles Van Doren

Jack Klugman on the Hollywood Blacklist

Jack Klugman on "The Blacklist" episode of The Defenders and winning an Emmy for the role

Ring Lardner, Jr. on being called before the House Un-American Activities Committee

Ring Lardner, Jr. on the experience of testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee

Ring Lardner, Jr. on the experience of testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee

Ring Lardner, Jr. on being cited for contempt by the House Un-American Activities Committee and going to jail, and on the Hollywood Ten

Ring Lardner, Jr. on writing under pseudonyms after being blacklisted

Ring Lardner, Jr. on writing under pseudonyms after being blacklisted

Ring Lardner, Jr. on serving time for contempt of Congress

Ring Lardner, Jr. on his experiences writing for The Adventures of Robin Hood under a pseudonym during the Hollywood Blacklist era

Ring Lardner, Jr. on the McCarthy hearings, and on the end of the Hollywood Blacklist

Ring Lardner, Jr. on the fear and paranoia of the Hollywood Blacklist, and on writing various feature films

Ring Lardner, Jr. on why he believes the Hollywood Blacklist happened

Ring Lardner, Jr. on how his experience with the Hollywood Blacklist shaped his writing, and on how he'd like to be remembered

Piper Laurie on her experiences with the Hollywood Blacklist

Norman Lear on how he turned down requests to be a front for blacklisted writers during the Hollywood Blacklist

Jack Lemmon on how the Hollywood Blacklist impacted his friends and colleagues

Jack Lemmon on appearing on the series Heaven for Betsy and the Hollywood Blacklist 

Sheldon Leonard on the Hollywood Blacklist and on how he got some writers reinstated

Richard Lewis on producing Who's There, starring Arlene Francis and Melvyn Douglas, who was blacklisted

Frank Liberman on the Hollywood Blacklist

William Link on the Hollywood Blacklist

Daniel Lipman on going on strike with the Writers Guild early in his career, and on the benefits of the Guild

James Lipton on the Hollywood Blacklist

Charles Lisanby on designing sets for Dotto

John J. Lloyd on his recollections of the Hollywood Blacklist

Sam Lovullo on the Hollywood Blacklist

Sidney Lument on the correspondents of You Are There, and on their political affiliations and the Blacklist

Sidney Lumet on his experience with the Hollywood Blacklist

Sidney Lumet on individuals that were targeted by the Hollywood Blacklist, including Walter Bernstein, and on blacklisted writers

Sidney Lumet on various television scripts that were covertly about the Hollywood Blacklist

Stewart MacGregory on the Hollywood Blacklist

Robert MacNeil on the Hollywood Blacklist

Loring Mandel on the Hollywood Blacklist, and on casting blacklisted actors on Studio One

Abby Mann on the Hollywood Blacklist

Delbert Mann on how his career was affected by the Hollywood Blacklist

Martin Manulis on the Hollywood Blacklist

E.G. Marshall on The Defenders doing an episode about the Hollywood Blacklist

Dick Martin on the Hollywood blacklist

Wink Martindale on producers Jack Barry and Dan Enright and the Quiz Show Scandals

Leslie H. Martinson on the Hollywood Blacklist

Bob McGrath on one of his first times seeing television - the McCarthy hearings

Jayne Meadows on the Quiz Show Scandals

Anne Meara on her recollections of the Hollywood Blacklist

Bill Melendez on Disney animators going on strike in 1941 and Walt Disney's reaction to the strike

Bill Melendez on the Disney animators strike of 1941, on the leader of the strike, and Walt Disney's response to the strike

Bill Melendez on the Hollywood Blacklist

Burt Metcalfe on the Hollywood Blacklist

Sig Mickelson on his experiences with the Hollywood Blacklist at CBS News

Sig Mickelson on the blacklisting of CBS News correspondent Winston Burdett

Sig Mickelson on the atmosphere at CBS News during the period of the Hollywood Blacklist, and his memories of the time

Sig Mickelson on the publication "Red Channels," and on the Hollywood Blacklist

Sig Mickelson on signing a loyalty oath for CBS News and on other issues connected with the Red Scare

JP Miller on the Hollywood Blacklist, and on his friend Zero Mostel's experience with the Blacklist

Newton Minow on his role as FCC chair, his views on American programming and the FCC's television policies; on his work with children's television and news; on working with the networks; on the legislation he worked to enact: the All Channel Act requiring a UHF tuner as well as a VHF tuner on all television set, the Aid To Educational Television. and the Communications Satellite Act; on his contributions to public television

Vic Mizzy on not having any involvement with the Hollywood Blacklist

Paul Monash on the Hollywood Blacklist

Bill Monroe on Senator Joseph McCarthy and the Communist witch hunts of the 1950s

Millie Moore on her first film as a full editor, working for Dalton Trumbo on "Johnny Got His Gun"

Thomas W. Moore on the Hollywood Blacklist

Harry Morgan briefly on the Blacklist (he was neighbors with Lionel Stander in later years)

Howard Morris on the Hollywood Blacklist

Robert Mott on the Hollywood Blacklist

Tony Mottola on not being affected by the Hollywood Blacklist

E. Roger Muir on the Quiz Show Scandals and on producing game shows in Canada

Frank Nastasi on the Hollywood Blacklist

Anne Nelson on the Hollywood Blacklist

Anne Nelson on dealing with unions and strikes

Alan Neuman on the Hollywood Blacklist

Daniel Petrie, Sr. on directing Treasury Men in Action, and on his experience with the Hollywood Blacklist

Daniel Petrie, Sr. on dealing with the Hollywood Blacklist

Pam Polifroni on getting into casting on The Loretta Young Show, and on the Hollywood Blacklist

David Pollock on his father being on the Hollywood Blacklist

Abraham Polonsky on the Hollywood Blacklist

Abraham Polonsky on testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee

Abraham Polonsky on Elia Kazan's testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and on working in the aftermath

Abraham Polonsky on using pen names during the Hollywood Blacklist

Abraham Polonsky on his career after the Hollywood Blacklist

Abraham Polonsky on Elia Kazan, if the Hollywood Blacklist could happen again, and on his and his family's politics

Tom Poston on the Hollywood Blacklist

Carroll Pratt on the Hollywood Blacklist

David Pressman on learning his was blacklisted and being fired from Treasury Men in Action

David Pressman on being blacklisted; on teaching at Boston University from 1954-1959 during his unemployment; on then running the Neighborhood Playhouse; on the end of the blacklist; on trying to get jobs in television during the blacklist period; on David Susskind hiring him for television

David Pressman on how being blacklisted affected him

David Pressman on "secretly" directing The Philip Morris Playhouse  while he was blacklisted

David Pressman on the Hollywood Blacklist happening again

Ward Quaal on the Hollywood Blacklist

Charlotte Rae on her experience with the Hollywood Blacklist

Tony Randall on the Hollywood Blacklist

Joyce Randolph on Audrey Meadows replacing Pert Kelton in the cast of The Honeymooners

Frances Reid on the Hollywood Blacklist

Carl Reiner on blacklisted writer, Frank Tarloff and his own experience with the Blacklist

Del Reisman on the advent of the Hollywood Blacklist, and on being asked to sign a "loyalty oath" for NBC

Del Reisman on getting an internal memo from CBS with names of writers and actors they were forbidden to hire because of their blacklisted status

Del Reisman on the Screenwriters Guild's participation in the Hollywood Blacklist

Del Reisman on the use of "fronts" to get around the Hollywood Blacklist

Del Reisman on how the Hollywood Blacklist impacted him, and on the end of the blacklist era

Del Reisman on his association with the Writers Guild of America West

Del Reisman on the Writers Guild strike of 1988

Del Reisman on the Writers Guild getting restitution for formerly blacklisted writers

Gene Reynolds on the Hollywood Blacklist 

Larry Rhine on the Hollywood Blacklist

John Rich on the Hollywood Blacklist (and witnessing an actor being fired during a reading of an episode of I Married Joan)

Lee Rich on the Hollywood Blacklist

Lee Rich on the Quiz Show Scandals and the subsequent impact on the networks and advertising agencies

Hank Rieger on United Press covering the Hollywood Blacklist

Hank Rieger on the Television Academy (in Los Angeles) and NATAS (in New York) becoming separate organizations (the splitting of the Television Academy)

Rita Riggs on the Hollywood Blacklist

Tony Roberts on Zero Mostel and the Hollywood Blacklist

Cliff Robertson on his recollections of The Hollywood Blacklist

Andy Rooney on his encounter with the Blacklist while he was at CBS, and on Frank Stanton's involvement

Marion Ross on her very limited experience of the Hollywood Blacklist

Stanley Rubin on the Hollywood Blacklist and producer Lou Lantz being blacklisted

Stanley Rubin on the Hollywood Blacklist and producer Lou Lantz being blacklisted

Marlene Sanders on her recollections of the Hollywood Blacklist

Jay Sandrich on his memories of the Hollywood Blacklist and some colleagues who were affected, and why Lucille Ball was accused of being a Communist 

Joseph Sargent on his experience with the Hollywood Blacklist

William Schallert on his tenure as President of SAG and a strike

Edgar Scherick on his experiences with the Blacklist

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on their recollections of the Hollywood Blacklist

Alfred Schneider on dealing with the Hollywood Blacklist as an executive at CBS

Alfred Schneider on the Quiz Show and Payola Scandals and his part in writing legislation in response to the scandals

Arthur Schneider on his experience with the Hollywood Blacklist, and on NBC's colorblind test

Daniel Schorr on covering the McCarthy hearings

Daniel Schorr on Edward R. Murrow's See it Now commentary on Senator Joseph McCarthy

William Self on dealing with the Hollywood Blacklist as a producer

Mel Shavelson on Bob Hope doing jokes about Senator Joseph McCarthy

Mel Shavelson on his experience with the Hollywood Blacklist and on the societal impact of television

Mel Shavelson on a directors strike

Mel Shavelson on writers strikes

David Shaw on the Hollywood Blacklist

David Shaw on The Defenders dealing with the Hollywood Blacklist

Jack Shea on the Hollywood Blacklist

Jack Shea on the DGA and runaway production

James Sheldon on the Hollywood Blacklist 

James Sheldon on nearly being fired because of a mix up involving another man named James Sheldon during the Hollywood Blacklist era 

James Sheldon on why he doesn't remember many details of the Blacklist era

Sidney Sheldon on his recollections of the Hollywood Blacklist

Doris Singleton on the Hollywood Blacklist and Red Channels

Ira Skutch on the Hollywood Blacklist

Ira Skutch on the Quiz Show Scandals

Howard Smit on the Hollywood Blacklist

Dick Smith on being warned about the Hollywood Blacklist

Sid Smith on recollections of the Hollywood Blacklist

Lynn Stalmaster on dealing with the Hollywood Blacklist as a casting director

Frank Stanton on Edward R. Murrow's commentary on Senator Joseph McCarthy

Frank Stanton on the policies invoked at CBS during the blacklist period, and on the loyalty oath

Frank Stanton on the Quiz Show Scandals

Frank Stanton on CBS and the Hollywood Blacklist

Frank Stanton on the quiz show scandals

Jean Stapleton on John Randolph and others standing up to the Hollywood Blacklist

Ben Starr on his recollections of the Hollywood Blacklist

Johnny Stearns on the Quiz Show Scandals

Fred Steiner on the Hollywood Blacklist

Herbert Stempel on becoming involved with Twenty-One  via producer Dan Enright

Herbert Stempel on Dan Enright prepping him to "act" and cheat on Twenty-One, and on dealing with host Jack Barry

Herbert Stempel on the format of Twenty-One  and how the game was played

Herbert Stempel on the broadcast facilities and set of Twenty-One, including the "isolation booth"

Herbert Stempel on his first Twenty-One  opponents having been coached as he had been

Herbert Stempel on the aftermath of his first appearance on Twenty-One  and on the scripted banter on the show

Herbert Stempel on his initial lack of recognition from being on Twenty-One, and on meeting with producer Dan Enright before each air time to get instructions and answers

Herbert Stempel on the details of the monetary wins on Twenty-One

Herbert Stempel on telling some friends early on that Twenty-One  was rigged

Herbert Stempel on the other members of the Twenty-One  team including host Jack Barry

Herbert Stempel on the producers inadvertently giving him a wrong answer to a question on Twenty-One

Herbert Stempel on Charles Van Doren, his final "opponent" on Twenty-One

Herbert Stempel on finally being "defeated" by Charles Van Doren on Twenty-One

Herbert Stempel on Dan Enright reneging on his promises to Stempel after his run Twenty-One

Herbert Stempel on contacting the DA's office and testifying about the misconduct on the set of Twenty-One

Herbert Stempel on appearing on the PBS American Experience  episode "The Quiz Show Scandal"

Herbert Stempel on his involvement in Robert Redford's feature film "Quiz Show" in which John Turturro played Stempel

Herbert Stempel on the impact of the Quiz Show Scandals on America and his being asked to return to play on the revived version of Twenty-One,  and on trying out for Jeopardy!

Herbert Stempel on the so-called Stempel law, and his then-current dealings with the public

Herbert Stempel on the legacy of the Quiz Show Scandals

Herbert Stempel on having his credibility questioned when he testified about misconduct on the set of Twenty-One

Jerry Stiller on his memories of the Hollywood Blacklist

Gale Storm on her memories of how the Blacklist affected the entertainment industry

John Strauss on the Hollywood Blacklist

John Strauss on his participation in two union strikes

John Strauss on speaking to newspaper columnist Hedda Hopper on behalf of actor Sterling Hayden when he was suspected of being a Communist

William Tankersley on his involvement with the CBS loyalty oath and the Hollywood Blacklist

William Tankersley on how the Quiz Show scandals (which started with NBC shows) affected CBS Standards & Practices

Studs Terkel on how the Hollywood Blacklist ended his budding career in television

Studs Terkel on being blacklisted and working with gospel singer Mahalia Jackson

Richard Thomas on working with Will Geer and Ellen Corby as "Grandma and Grandpa Walton" on The Waltons, and on Will Geer having been a victim of the Hollywood Blacklist

Grant Tinker on Revlon and the Quiz Show Scandals

Grant Tinker on how the Quiz Show Scandals changed the relationship between advertising agencies and television shows

Stanford Tischler on not knowing any editors affected by the Hollywood Blacklist

Mel Tolkin on the Hollywood Blacklist

Robert Trout on the Communist blacklist of the 1950s

Dick Van Patten on his memories of the Hollywood Blacklist

Robert Vaughn on his dissertation on The Blacklist

Jac Venza on the Hollywood Blacklist

Ellen M. Violett on her experience with the Blacklist of the 1950s

Mike Wallace on the era of the Hollywood Blacklist

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on their recollections of the Hollywood Blacklist

Lou Weiss on the Hollywood Blacklist

Joseph Wershba on CBS reporter Don Hollenbeck committing suicide after having been accused of Communist sympathy

Joseph Wershba on CBS reporter Don Hollenbeck committing suicide after having been accused of Communist sympathies

Joseph Wershba on working on the See It Now story about reserve Air Force lieutenant Milo Radulovich

Joseph Wershba on working on the See It Now story about reserve Air Force lieutenant Milo Radulovich

Joseph Wershba on Edward R. Murrow's "A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy" on See It Now

Joseph Wershba on being made to sign a "loyalty oath" by CBS

Av Westin on the Hollywood Blacklist

Betty White on the Quiz Show Scandals and how they never touched Goodson/Todman shows

Tucker Wiard on the strike in Hollywood and how that affected his work on Murphy Brown

Dan Wilcox on the television writers strike of 2007

Max Wilk on The Hollywood Blacklist

Ethel Winant on dealing with the network on casting blacklisted actors and minorities on television in the '50s

Ethel Winant on dealing with the Hollywood Blacklist on shows like Armstrong Circle Theatre

Ethel Winant on dealing with the Hollywood Blacklist as a casting director

Dick Wolf on the cost of shooting in New York as opposed to Los Angeles

Perry Wolff on dealing with the Hollywood Blacklist

David L. Wolper on the huge success of Roots when it aired in January of 1977

Jane Wyatt on her recollections of the Hollywood Blacklist and her involvement with the CFA (Committee for the First Amendment)

Jane Wyatt on protesting the Hollywood Blacklist

Jane Wyatt on learning she had been blacklisted

Jane Wyatt on why she believes the Blacklist era happened

Bud Yorkin on dealing with the Hollywood Blacklist and Tennessee Ernie Ford Show writer Roland Kibbee

Alan Young on the Hollywood Blacklist

Frederic Ziv on his recollections of the Hollywood Blacklist