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128 COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY Mr. Hayden. I do. Mr. Wood. Have a seat. TESTIMONY OF STERLING HAYDEN Mr. Tavenner. You are Mr. Sterling Hayden ? Mr. Hayden. Yes, sir. Mr. Tavenner. When and where were yon born, Mr. Hayden ? Mr. Hayden. March 26,1916, Montclair, N. J. Mr. Tavenner. What is your present place of residence? Mr. Hayden. 10731 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles 24.. Mr. Tavenner. What is your present occupation ? Mr. Hayden. Actor. Mr. Tavenner. Will you please state for the committee your educa- tional background, just briefly ? Mr. Hayden. Well, I went to public schools in Montclair, N. J., up until the time I was 10 years old. After that we started moving around, and I finished about half of my second year high school at various places in New England, and then quit and went to sea. Mr. Tavenner. How old were you when you went to sea ? Mr. Hayden. Fifteen. Mr. Tavenner. Fifteen ? Mr. Hayden. Yes, sir. Mr. Tavenner. What do you mean, you "went to sea" ? Mr. Hayden. Well. I simply left home and started working on ships, and worked 7 years sailing vessels, fishing boats, and so forth. Mr. Tavenner. You followed that occupation for 7 years? Mr. Hayden. Yes. That was my trade. Mr. Tavenner. During that period of time did you become master of a ship ? Mr. Hayden. When I was 21 I finally got a master's license and took command of a ship and started making long voyages. Mr. Tavenner. During that period of time did you become ac- quainted with a Capt. Warwick Tompkins ? Mr. Hayden. Yes. I met him when I was 14, in Boston, Mass. He had a schooner and I wanted to go to work on it, but he said I was too young. I never got to know him too well personally at that time. Mr. Tavenner. After the completion of your experiences at sea, when you became ship master, what calling did you follow ? Mr. Hayden. Another fellow and I tried to operate a schooner. We didn't have much success. We lost the ship, finally. I was broke and in New York, and through accident I met a producer with Paramount and made a test and got a contract May 1,1940, as an actor. Mr. Tavenner. And how long did you follow that occupation ? Mr. Hayden. Well, ever since, except for the war years. I left Hollywood in the fall of 1941 and returned to Hollywood under con- tract in the spring of 1946, so I was away for 5 years. Mr. Tavenner. Then you were in Hollywood under your first con- tract between 1940 and 1941 ? Mr. Hayden. Yes, sir. Mr. Tavenner. Will you tell the committee how you obtained your first contract with Paramount ? Mr. Hayden. Well, I was pretty much of a fluke. I had never given a thought to going into the acting profession, but the seafaring