Norma Barzman discusses her autobiography, “The Red and the Blacklist.” She begins by explaining that her book is about communists, like herself, who were hunted down in Hollywood in the 1950s. She talks about her early life in Russia and moving to Hollywood to become a screenwriter. She discusses how she became a member of the communist party after the fascists bombed Spain during the Spanish Civil War. When she and her husband were blacklisted from Hollywood for being communist, producers removed their names from the credits of their films. Barzman ends the interview by talking about how her passport was taken away because the United States wanted her to testify against her Communist friends.
Barzman, Norma Screenwriters - United States - Biography Journalists - United States - Biography Motion picture industry - United States Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) - Biography
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U-matic tape: Date and times on case spine: 9/15; 4:30pm; 7:00pm; 9:30pm. Date on case front cover: 4/25/03. Date on tape: 4/25/03.
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