The Hollywood Blacklist

The Hollywood Blacklist was a list of people in the entertainment industry suspected to have radical belief and communist ties. Actors, Screenwriters, Musicians, and Poets on this list were denied employment due to these specifications.

Dalton Trumbo

Dalton Trumbo was an author, anti-war activist, screenwriter, journalist and director. He lived from 1905 to 1976. His most notable work are as follows - Roman Holiday, Exodus, Spartacus and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.

Orson Welles

Orson Welles was a film director and actor who lived from 1915 to 1985. He wrote, directed and starred in the film ‘Citizen Kane’, which remains today as one of the most influential films ever made.

Paul Robeson

Robeson was an athlete, Civil Rights Activist, Actor, Football Player, Singer and Lawyer who lived from 1898 to 1976. Paul Robeson was an acclaimed 20th-century performer known for productions like 'The Emperor Jones' and 'Othello.' He was also an international activist (Biography.com).

Harry Belafonte

Belafonte was an actor and a Civil Rights Activist born in 1927.

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges was a film and television actor who lived from 1913 to 1998. He was “best known for the role of underwater investigator Mike Nelson in the TV series ‘Sea Hunt.’” (Biography.com).

Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland was a conductor and songwriter who lived from 1900 to 1990. “For nearly four decades, American composer Aaron Copland achieved a distinctive musical characterization of American themes in an expressive modern style. He is known for works like Appalachian Spring and Fanfare for the Common Man, among many others.” (Biography.com)