Congressional Theatre: Dramatizing McCarthyism on Stage, Film, and Television

by Brenda Murphy

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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. 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,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521891663

ISBN13:9780521891660

Release Date:November 2003

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.04 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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American Literature Arts, Music & Photography Drama Education & Reference Humor & Entertainment Language Arts Literature Performing Arts Theater Words, Language & Grammar

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