Find A Grave - The Hollywood Ten

Bessie, Alvah b. June 4, 1904 d. July 21, 1985
Writer. One of the "Hollywood 10," a group of ten writers, producers and directors who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 and refused to answer the question, "Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?" The ten - Bessie, Dalton Trumbo, John Howard Lawson, Adrian Scott, Ring Lardner, Jr., Samuel Ornitz, Herbert Biberman, Albert Maltz, Lester Cole and Edward Dmytryk - based their refusal to answer on the protection of the First...[Read More] (Bio by: Donna Di Giacomo)
Body donated to medical science, Body donated to University of California at Berkeley Medical School
Biberman, Herbert J. b. March 4, 1900 d. May 29, 1971
Motion Picture Director, Screenwriter, Producer. He was one of the "Hollywood Ten", a group of filmakers who were blacklisted for their political beliefs during the McCarthy era. Biberman is best known for directing and co-writing the independent feature "Salt of the Earth" (1954), a powerful drama about striking miners in New Mexico. Born in Philadelphia, he was educated at the university there, at Yale, and in Europe. After several years working in his father's textile business he...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea
Cole, Lester b. June 19, 1904 d. August 15, 1985
Screenwriter. One of "The Hollywood Ten" - ten actors, writers, and directors who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 and refused to answer the question, "Were you, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?" The purpose of the hearings was to examine the possible infiltration of Communists into the entertainment industry. The fervor that the hearings created so shook up Hollywood that whoever did not comply with the committee was blacklisted from...[Read More] (Bio by: Donna Di Giacomo)
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Dmytryk, Edward b. September 4, 1908 d. July 1, 1999
Director. One of the "Hollywood Ten," ten writers, producers and directors who went before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 and refused to answer the question, "Were you, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?" Born in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, he was the second son of Ukranian immigrants. As a child, his father moved the family from San Francisco and eventually settled in Los Angeles. Edward began selling and delivering newspapers at 6...[Read More] (Bio by: Donna Di Giacomo)
Cause of death: Heart failure
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Murmuring Trees, Lot 3585, Space 4
GPS coordinates: 34.1448784, -118.3209305 (hddd.dddd)
Lardner Jr., Ring b. August 19, 1915 d. October 31, 2000
Film screenwriter/producer. One of the "Hollywood Ten," a group of ten writers, producers and directors who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 and refused to answer the question, "Were you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?" Lardner was the last of the Ten to die. The others were Alvah Bessie, Dalton Trumbo, John Howard Lawson, Adrian Scott, Samuel Ornitz, Herbert Biberman, Albert Maltz, Lester Cole and Edward Dmytryk. Born...[Read More] (Bio by: Donna Di Giacomo)
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Maltz, Albert b. 1908 d. 1985
He was born in Brooklyn, New York to the son of immigrants. His father was a grocer, contractor, and builder. He attended public schools and Columbia University where he studied philosophy and graduated in 1930. He studied at Yale Drama School with George Pierce Baker. He was influenced by George Sklar. Albert wrote and saw several plays produced including, Peace on Earth in 1934 and Black Pit in 1935, about West Virginia coal miners. He turned to writing fiction including Man on a Road...[Read More] (Bio by: Find A Grave)
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Ornitz, Samuel b. November 15, 1890 d. March 11, 1957
One of "The Hollywood 10" - ten actors, writers and directors who appeared before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee in 1947 and refused to divulge whether or not they were, or had ever been, members of the Communist Party and if they knew others in the entertainment industry who were. The purpose of the hearings was to examine the possible infiltration of Communists into the industry. The fervor that the hearings created so shook up Hollywood that whoever did not comply with the...[Read More] (Bio by: Donna Di Giacomo)
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Trumbo, Dalton b. December 9, 1905 d. September 10, 1976
Renowned Hollywood screenwriter and novelist. Author of the antiwar novel "Johnny Got His Gun," published one week after the Nazis invaded Poland. Also wrote "30 Seconds Over Tokyo," "Hawaii," and "Papillon." His early scripts included "A Man to Remember," "Kitty Foyle," "A Guy Named Joe," "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes," and "Tender Comrade." He was one of Hollywood's most successful writers until 1947, when he was summoned to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about...[Read More] (Bio by: Donna Di Giacomo)
Cause of death: Heart failure
Donated to medical science, Body willed to the UCLA Medical Center

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