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Tag Archives: Hollywood Blacklist
Married to the Story: Fay and Michael Kanin’s Life in Scripts
In the golden age of Hollywood—a time when stars were larger than life and scripts were golden tickets to silver screens—Fay and Michael Kanin were busily crafting standout, human, funny, and thought-provoking stories in American entertainment. Together, they formed one … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Film History, Hollywood history, Screenwriting, television history, Uncategorized
Tagged Academy Awards, American Heritage Center, Creative Partnerships, Emmy Awards, Fay Kanin, Goodbye My Fancy, Hollywood Blacklist, McCarthyism, Michael Kanin, Rashomon, Screenwriting duo, Teacher's Pet, Television writing, Woman of the Year, Women in Film
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Spotlighting Communism & Hollywood in the papers of Sesame Street’s Mr. Hooper
One of the most recognizable figures of the first thirteen years (1969-1982) of PBS’s Sesame Street was Mr. Hooper the grocer, played by veteran actor Will Lee. He was one of the four original human characters on the show. Before … Continue reading
Posted in Blacklisting, Cold War, Communism, Hollywood history, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, Political history, Politics, popular culture, Social justice, television history, Uncategorized, World War II
Tagged Activism, Actor's Laboratory Theatre, Blacklisted Actors, Federal Theatre Project, Hollywood Blacklist, House Un-American Activities Committee, McCarthyism, Mr. Hooper, popular culture, Red Scare, Sesame Street, Will Lee
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