Anthony Slide has published many books and articles on the performing arts. He is a highly respected scholar of film history, and has authored such books as The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry (1998), On Actors and Acting (1998), and Ravished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian (1997).
...the five actors—Phil Brown, Rose Hobart, Marsha Hunt, Marc
Lawrence, and Doris Nolan—form interesting case studies helped
along through Slide's gentle prompting, utilising the blacklisting
and graylisting as the bond holding each of the lives
together...both vivid and invaluable...a valuable resource to
students and enthusiasts alike...What is clear from Slide's patient
and intelligent questioning is the vibrancy of the memories of five
unequivocally different actors...
*Historical Journal of Film, Radio, & Television*
Although the subject's been covered before, here is the personal
record on how the blacklist, a result of the inquiry of The House
On UnAmerican Activities Committee, personally hurt the careers and
psyche of these people.
*Rapport*
Captures the controversy and sentiments surrounding the period of
political blacklisting through career interviews with five
prominent actors and actresses - Phil Brown, Rose Hobart, Marsha
Hunt, Marc Lawrence, and Doris Nolan. Their very different stories
help to underline the impact of the blacklisting process.
*Communication Booknotes Quarterly*
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