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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COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF HOLLYWOOD MOTION- PICTURE INDUSTRY—PART 6 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 11, 1951 United States House of Representatives, Subcommittee of the Committee on Un-American Activities, Los Angeles, Calif. EXECUTIVE SESSION A special subcommittee of the Committee on Un-American Activi- ties met pursuant to call at 9: 50 a. m., in conference room C, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif., Hon. Donald L. Jackson, presiding. Committee member present: Representative Donald L. Jackson. Staff members present: Thomas W. Beale, assistant counsel (appear- ance noted in transcript) and William A. Wheeler, investigator. Mr. Jackson. Mr. Wheeler, will you call the witness ? Mr. Wheeler. Robert Shayne. Mr. Jackson. Will you stand and be sworn, please? Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you give this subcom- mittee shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. Shayne. I do. TESTIMONY OF ROBERT SHAYNE (ROBERT SHAEN DAWE) Mr. Shayne. Gentlemen, I don't know why I'm here but I am pre- pared to give you every cooperation that I can. Mr. Wheeler. Will you please state your full name. Mr. Shayne. Robert Shayne. Mr. Wheeler. Is that your professional name? Mr. Shayne. That is my professional name. Mr. Wheeler. What is your true name ? Mr. Shayne. Robert Shaen Dawe, D-a-w-e. Mr. Wheeler. When and where were you born? Mr. Shayne. I was born October the 4th, 1900, in Yonkers, N. Y. Mr. Wheeler. Will you give us a brief resume of your educational background. Mr. Shayne. I went through high school in Washington, D. C, and 2 years of Boston University in business administration and one summer course at Chicago University. Mr. Wheeler. What has been your employment record since leaving school ? Mr. Shayne. Oh, it has been quite varied. 2091