In the mid-1950s, the House Un-American Activities Committee began investigating the communist influence in the entertainment industry. This searing docudrama from actual transcripts of the hearings reveals how decent people were persuaded to name names, and the steep price paid by those who refused.
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In the mid-1950s, the House Un-American Activities Committee began investigating the communist influence in the entertainment industry. This searing docudrama from actual transcripts of the hearings reveals how decent people were persuaded to name names, and the steep price paid by those who refused.
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Add this copy of Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been? to cart. $175.00, Sold by Alan Wofsy Fine Arts rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published by Washington, D.C. : Ford's Theater, 1975.
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Poster on card stock. 21 x 13.5 inches. Water stain near hammer and sickle Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been? Written by Eric Bentley September 19-October 26, 1975 The subject of this riveting and unusual drama is the infamous HUAC hearings in the 1950's, in which figures from the world of show business were subpoenaed to testify as to their loyalty as Americans and asked to name any and all communists or suspected communists in their industry. Assembled directly from the transcripts of the hearings, the play uses the actual words spoken by the likes of Lionel Stander, Abe Burrows, Lillian Hellman, Larry Parks, Elia Kazan, Jerome Robbins and Jose Ferrer. Equally revealing are the questions asked by the committee members. Eric Bentley Eric Bentley Eric Bentley was born in England in 1916, became an American citizen in 1948, in 1998 was inducted into the (American) Theatre Hall of Fame, and in 2011 won a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. From the collection of the Russian theater historian, Alma Law.
