Tag Archives: clifford odets

namin’ names: red scares

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Dave

1952. Of the House Un-American Activities Committee and then Richard Nixon’s rise from there to the vice-presidency, of the black-listing of movie people, of the people like Elia Kazan and Robert Taylor, and Clifford Odets who went before the committee … Continue reading →

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too long in exile: worn out welcome

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Dave

Brecht in exile. He wrote movie scripts and tried to sell them but, except for his scenario for Hangmen Also Die, Brecht sold nothing. He seems to have persistently missed the fact that a great many of the ideas he … Continue reading →