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COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY 1513 Mr. Townsend. I will have to—I was in that group—let me preface this—from July 1945 until, I think, the summer of—July 1944 to the summer of 1945, transferred to another branch. I may have been in three branches between July 1944 and 1948, when I left the party. So I would have to be vague about which people were in which branch. I simply will have to tell you the names I recall in these several branches. I have already mentioned Robert Lees. There was Henry Myers Mr. Tavenner. Henry Myers? Let me ask you to identify those people a little more fully with regard to their Communist Party membership and activity, and their occupation as you give their names. Mr. Townsend. Well. Heniy Myers was a screen writer. As to his Communist identity, I don't know except that he was in the branch with me. I don't recall him serving as an officer of any kind. Jay and Sondra Gorney were also in this branch, or one of the others. Mr. Gorney was a song writer. There was Morris Carnovsky and Phoebe Brand, who was his wife. Mr. Tavenner. I believe, for the sake of accuracy, it would be well to spell these names as you give them so there will be no mistake or misunderstanding about them. (At this point Representative Donald L. Jackson left the room.) Mr. Tavenner. You spoke of Jay Gorney. Mr. Townsend. Yes. Mr. Tavenner. Is the spelling G-o-r-n-e-y? Mr. Townsend. That's true; yes. Mr. Tavenner. The first name is J-a-y, I believe ? Mr. Townsend. Yes. Mr. Tavenner. Sondra Gorney, his wife, is S-o-n-d-r-a? Mr. Townsend. Yes. Mr. Tavenner. How does Mr. Myers spell his name ? Mr. Townsend. I believe it is M-e-y-e-r-s. 4 Mr. Tavenner. Then you mentioned Morris Carnovsky. Will you spell the name, please? Mr. Townsend. That is C-a-r-n-o-v-s-k-y. Mr. Tavenner. The first name is spelled how? Mr. Townsend. M-o-r-r-i-s. I'm quite sure. Mr. Tavenner. M-o-r-r-i-s? Mr. Townsend. Yes, sir. Mr. Tavenner. I think you named another person. Mr. Townsend. I named Phoebe Brand, who was Mr. Carnovsky's wife. Mr. Tavenner. Will you spell that name, please? Mr. Townsend. The first name is P-h-o-e-b-e and the last name is B-r-a-n-d. Mr. Tavenner. All right. If you will proceed, please. Mr. Townsend. There was Abe and Sylvia Polonsky. That is spelled P-o-l-o-n-s-k-y, I believe. There was John Weber, W-e-b-e-r, who was a writer's agent at that time. (At this point Representative John S. Wood returned to the room.) Mr. Townsend. There were Paul and Sylvia Jarrico, J-a-r-r-i-c-o; there was Joseph Losey, L-o-s-e-y. 4 Name should be Henry Myers.