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 #:
00078
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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2120 COMMUNISM IK HOLLYWOOD MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY Mr. Wheeler. Do you know any writers in the motion-picture industry? Mr. Prokop. I don't think I know any; no. Mr. Wheeler. Do you know Irving Gordon ? Mr. Prokop. Who is he supposed to be ? Mr. Wheeler. I am asking you if you know him, Irving and Clare Gordon, who live at 231 South Thurston Drive, West Los Angeles. Mr. Prokop. No. Mr. Jackson. The answer is "No" ? Mr. Prokop. The answer is "No." Mr. Wheeler. Do you know Leonard and Lory Titelman ? Mr. Prokop. No. Mr. Wheeler. You never heard of them? Mr. Prokop. No. Mr. Wheeler. They live at 12217 Denoon Lane, West Los Angeles. Mr. Prokop. I don't know them. Mr. Wheeler. Do you know Bessie and Isadore Friedman ? They live at 1914 Barry Avenue in West Los Angeles. Mr. Prokop. I don't recollect any such. Mr. Wheeler. Your business is located in West Los Angeles; is it not? Mr. Prokop. Yes; on Pico Boulevard. Mr. Wheeler. Did you ever attend any Communist Party meetings in West Los Angeles ? Mr. Prokop. I claim the privilege. Mr. Wheeler. Do you deny that you know any of these individuals that I have mentioned ? Mr. Prokop. That is right. Mr. Wheeler. I have no further questions. Mr. Jackson. Your subpena will be extended and in the meantime, Mr. Margolis, if your client moves from his place of residence or his place of business will you notify Mr. Wheeler here at the hotel in order that we can contact him, if it is our desire to so do ? Mr. Margolis. Yes. Mr. Jackson. Who is the next witness ? Mr. Wheeler. Hannah Schwartz Donath. Mr. Jackson. Mrs. Donath, 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 ? Mrs. Donath. I do. TESTIMONY OF HANNAH SCHWARTZ DONATH, ACCOMPANIED BY HER COUNSEL, ROBERT W. KENNY AND BEN MARGOLIS Mr. Wheeler. Will you please state your full name ? Mrs. Donath. Hannah Donath. Mr. Wheeler. Your name, prior to being Hannah Donath, was what? Mrs. Donath. Hannah Schwartz. Mr. Wheeler. Would you give us the spelling of that? Mrs. Donath. S-c-h-w-a-r-t-z. Mr. Wheeler. I think it was misspelled on the subpena. Mrs. Donath. Yes, it was.