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COMMUNISM IN HOLLYWOOD MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY 3543 1935,1 think, to the first screen-writing job. I also did a picture called Dead End, which I had forgotten. Mr. Tavenner. How long did you remain in Hollywood when you were there in 1935? Miss Hellman. I couldn't say, Mr. Tavenner. I would think it was a period of 4 or 5 months. Mr. Tavenner. And what was the occasion of your next trip to Hollywood? Miss Hellman. I think my own play, The Children's Hour, which would have been 1936. I am not certain of these dates. Mr. Tavenner. How long did you remain in 1936 in Hollywood ? Miss Hellman. I think about the same period off and on. I never really lived in Hollywood. I would live 2 or 3 months and then come back for a month or two. I think the longest period I ever lived was about 6 months or 7 months, which was 1937 or 1938. Mr. Tavenner. You were there in 1937 and 1938, did you say ? Miss Hellman. Off and on; yes. Mr. Tavenner. And I believe you said that you were there for longer periods of time during 1937 and 1938 than any other time. Miss Hellman. Yes; I think so. Mr. Tavenner. Do you recall what time of the year you were in Hollywood in 1937? Miss Hellman. I would think it would be winter and spring, be- cause I went to Europe, I think, in the summer of 1937. Mr. Tavenner. In other words, from the early part of 1937 through to the end of the year with the exception of the period in between, during the summer, when you went abroad, is that what you mean? Miss Hellman. No, sir; I don't mean with the exception. I meant that I would have been there in the winter and spring of 1937. I left to go to Europe in, I think July or August of 1937, and I don't think I went back to Hollywood until 1938 again. Mr. Tavenner. And how long did you remain there when you returned in 1938 ? Miss Hellman. I couldn't say. I don't remember. It probably was 3 or 4 months. My periods of working on scripts have never been living in Hollywood. I frequently did scripts in New York City and went out in the middle or went out at the end. Mr. Tavenner. From 1938 on to the completion of your work in Hollywood, how frequently were you there, do you think ? Miss Hellman. I don't really think I could answer. I would have to remember what picture I was doing, and I don't remember what picture I was doing. I think it was a picture called Dead End, but I am not certain. It would have never been—I would have doubted if it was ever a period of longer than 4 months. It may have been twice. Mr. Tavenner. In the course of your visits to Hollywood, did you become acquainted with Martin Berkeley? Miss Hellman. I must refuse to answer, Mr. Tavenner, on the ground it might incriminate me. Mr. Tavenner. Let me ask you again, because I am not certain that my recollection is clear about it. You stated that in the summer of 1937 you went abroad? Miss Hellman. Yes, sir. Mr. Tavenner. What month? Miss Hellman. I think it was August.