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Congressional Theatre
Dramatizing McCarthyism on Stage, Film, and Television
Discusses plays, films, and teleplays responding to the House Committee on Un-American Activities hearings.
Brenda Murphy (Author)
9780521891660, Cambridge University Press
Paperback, published 13 November 2003
328 pages, 14 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.3 x 2 cm, 0.675 kg
"For students of this era and those concerned about the impact of politics upon art, this is essential." Library Journal
Congressional Theatre is the first book to identify and examine the significant body of plays, films, and teleplays that responded to the actions of the House Committee on Un-American Activities during the 'show business hearings' it held between 1947 and 1960. Brenda Murphy discusses the dramatization in the works of HUAC's effects on American life and the political, social, and moral issues that its actions raised for American citizens. Among the writers discussed are Arthur Miller, Bertolt Brecht, Lillian Hellman, Maxwell Anderson, Elia Kazan, Barrie Stavis, Herman Wouk, Eric Bentley, Saul Levitt, Budd Schulberg, Carl Foreman, Abraham Polonsky, and Walter Bernstein.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. The Committee and the Culture: 1. The stage is set
2. The social drama
3. Dramatizing directly
Part II. Making Analogies: 4. Witch hunt
5. Inquisition
6. Informers
7. Forensics
Conclusion
Notes
Screen credits
Television and radio credits
Index.
Subject Areas: Theatre studies [AN], History of art / art & design styles [AC]