Communist infiltration of Hollywood motion-picture industry : hearing before the Committee on Un-American activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, first session (1951)

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Record Details:

Title:
Communist infiltration of Hollywood motion-picture industry : hearing before the Committee on Un-American activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, first session
Date:
1951
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O.
Volume:
Communist infiltration of Hollywood motion-picture industry : hearing before the Committee on Un-American activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, first session
Leaf #:
00039
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion picture industry -- United States, Communism -- California Los Angeles","Communism -- United States","Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Collection:
Books and Government & Law
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Boston Public Library
Sponsor:
Internet Archive
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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COMMUNISM IN HOLLYWOOD MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY 2081 Mr. Wheeler. Do you know any agents that represent people who are members of the Communist Party t Miss Ettinger. You will have to rephrase that. Mr. Wheeler. Did you know any agents of people in New York? Miss Ettinger. No. Mr. Wheeler. Do you know any producers to be members of the Communist Party, while in New York City? » Miss Ettinger. You mean stage producers? Mr. Wheeler. Yes. Miss Ettinger. No. Mr. Wheeler. Do you know any movie producers? Miss Ettinger. No. I didn't know any movie producers—period, except when people would come on from the East and stop in the office and say "hello. 15 But that isn't knowing them. Mr. Wheeler. After you left the Communist Party were you ever asked to rejoin? Miss Ettinger. I think they were glad to get rid of me, I really do, I was, without realizing it, very troublesome because I used to ask questions and get up and argue, and I guess I was a pain in the neck. Mr. Wheeler. Did anybody ever ask you to rejoin? Miss Ettinger. Nobody ever came near me again. Mr. Wheeler. Are you acquainted with George Willner? Miss Ettinger. Yes. I have to be, because I am a story editor and he came up to my office, and that's how I met him. Mr. Wheeler. Did George Willner ever suggest to you that you hire certain people? Miss Ettinger. Never discussed a political thing with me. Mr. Wheeler. That wasn't the question. Listen to the question, please. Miss Ettinger. Well, naturally he had a list of writers that he was representing. Mr. Wheeler. Do you think that George Willner knew that you were at one time a member of the Communist Party ? Miss Ettinger. I have no idea. I don't know how he could know. Not from me, certainly. Now, maybe somebody may have told him, how do I know ? You know, I can't imagine what information he had. I don't know. Mr. Wheeler. Did he ever discuss with you communism or politics? Miss Ettinger. Never. Mr. Wheeler." Did he ever make any reference to whether he was a member of the party ? Miss Ettinger. Never. Mr. Wheeler. Did he ever ask you whether you ever had been a member of the party ? Miss Ettinger. Never. Mr. Wheeler. Did you hire many of the writers which he repre- sented ? Miss Ettinger. I must have over a period of years hired writers that he represented. Mr. Wheeler. Did you favor him in any way in regard to hiring writers ? 93012—52—pt. 6-