AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES : SUBJECTS : { | { DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : rr i v9.1 HW 54460 Docld: 32339003 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI : 124-90143-10421 HQ 100-370750-198 Document Information FBI LA HQ 09/24/1951 35 JOHN HOWARD LAWSON PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT - Unclassified 4 Redact 10/09/1998 INDEFINITE RPT Page 1 Date: 5/13/201 Released under the John Kennedy Assassination Records oOllection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NW 54460 Date: 1O-O4-2017
FILE No. REPORT MADE BY BERNARR M PTACEK — & ; the Federal Correctional itute: ‘in, Ashland,. Kentucky on April 9, 1951. mediately went: to Brooklyn, New York where he rénained, IntileJuly “15; 1951. when he returned to his home at yjle! i -Burnet- “Avenue, San Fernando, California, He is’ . LT: employed as. & ‘writer, A number of sources. herein tration of ‘the motion Picture industry and St Cultural Movement’ in Hollywood, During 951° ‘hearings of the House Committee on tivities, witnesses named the Subject as an £, Communist in: the. motion picture ‘industry. In Sciences’ and® Professions sponsored "Welcome Home" . ugust3,.1951, LAWSON made reference to the sts:-of. the. California Communists, He said s ° . 1otthe* slightest. ‘doubt’ that in the course o és people. who.’ are now behind bars in a Los. e: remembered. among the patriots with - ames will ‘be recited with: pride’ by” ch dren. when the:names of McGOUEYS, McGRATHS, the : HOOVERS, ‘and the. CARTERS, and all the. rest béen’ consigned. to the. ‘ash pit of history w : eae reception for. ABRAHAM ISSERMAN, Att, rey ! “We must fight for. the Declaration eee s* book '"THE HIDDEN in’ a large. part: of Ay wold NCONT TAINED : : on Sa we uiichASSUFIED on Whe . », CEPT aS SHOWN Class. & Ext ay tak de Lh) . Reason-FCIM 2iy- / fF sane |_Dgte ae: . = sir-36 a8: Cy a . New York, City (Info) (200-4098) Wot AG, 3 ~. 108" Angeles: ae FY Se ali ee grant al on ae HY ‘waa60.” Doctd: 32339003 Page 2. Be . -- a ws eee
“LA 10021198 “120°. ONDE LA 3437 5 /e/s 13-0 OMT TTED | : HW 54460 DBocld:32339003 Page 3 ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE - - \ + DDENTITY OF INFORMANTS , a oN DATE. DATE OF DO IDENTITY ; GIVEN | ACTIVITY | “. 1) DAVID KLEIN, 1/10/51 3485 Wonderview Dr. = 4/7/51: ALG/5L ' Los Angeles, Calif. 7/16/51 7/15/51 ne 8/21/51 | | 9/5/51 ~ Oct. 1951 . 2°, ONDT BABK37 10/7/50 1939 - oe 1940 3 C$ LA 350. = A/2K/52 19K bo CS LA 3505. 5/3/53 1940-1947 5. OS LA 3503 A/S. + 1942-1948 - 7/12/51 1943 L/17/51 1947 6°! EDWARD DMYTRYK 3/8/51 hy | oO Screen’ Director ; oo, s 7. OS LA 3502 | 3/22/52 | 1942-1948 8 [ric 426 oe one J@YN 9 °° ONDE LA’ 3457 8/5/52 4/28/51 10 > [eo LA 3496 5/31/51 : lls GORDI. LA 340, ° 7/12/51 19,0. oo Se 5/2/51 1937 ro 2 3/30/52 or . 2/14/51 6/26/50 . " BERNARR M. PTACEK oa Baran il. PTACEK ROMNEY STEWART ° “JOHN M. CASHEL MARCUS M. BRIGHT MARCUS M. BRIGHT a " tt 4 IRVING T. WEEKS BERNARR M. PTACEK « KENNETH R. MERRILL MARCUS M. BRIGHT MARCUS M. BRIGHT ° BERNAHR M. PTACEK : /MARCUS M. BRIGHT MARCUS. M. BRIGHT ROMMEY STEWART.
LA 100-2198 16 17 18. 19 g é t DATE IDENTITY - GIVEN FRANCHOT TONE. =>, /2/51 Movie actor _ 8743 Shoreham Drive, STERLENGAAAYDEN. > 3/14/51 Sereen ’ BUCKY HARRIS: =. s 2/5/51 Publicity Director ° \ Screen Actors Guild oo Mr. DORE SCHARY 12/12/50 Managing Director i “MOM Studios = — ‘Culver City, Calif. | 4573 Willis Ave. Sherman Oaks, Calif. Dr. D. VAN H. LABBERTON 205 Foothill Road 2/5/51 Ojai, California - . \ CNDI LA cD 86° "= 8/23/51 “OS LA 3184 St 2/20/52. CNDI: LA 3379" 1/5/51 (cur ua 3452 Afg/si H 7/22/51 > 7/23/51 8/16/51 9/4/51 9/7/51 8/21/51 CNDI LA’. 3512 | AW 54460 DoclId:32339003 Page 4 st * . ' oe WILLIAM FRANK@BLOWITZ 8/29/51. , Screen Publicist 19h6  ,-« JOHM.M. CASHEL 1951 ~~ MARCUS. M.. BRIGHT 1928: _ GILMER G. ROBINSON PHILIP J. HEILLY '. “SAC, R. BS HOOD 1945 “ BERNARR M. PTACEK * d¢ ". . PAUL -LUTHER SE GERALD k. ROSS _. IRBING “T. WEEKS ae 7/18/52 9/1/51 9/30/51 8/17/51
: j I. LA 1000-21198 - |. an - DATE | DATE OF ( T ! IDENTITY GIVEN ACTIVITY Co 25 CNDI SF 1495. - 7 Feb. 1949 . | 26... Dr, WM NATHAN WELSON © 9/4/51. 9/2/61» BERNARR M PIAGEK ~Z . 1973 Minoru Drive - - oY J . Altadena, Calif.’ . : ar . ONDE TA B33UR 9/5/5L , BERNARR M. PTACEK | © fom CNDI LA 2954 -  1fis/ug 7 - GARY suites] 29° «= FCNDI LA 3497 *, 2/12/51 oe | WELBERT H.” KEHE 30 CNDI LA 3200’: : 7 May, 1947 - -* "BERNARR M. PTACEK } ‘One copy. of this report is being. sent to the New York Office | \ bechuse of the importance of the subject in the. Communist:movement of the — United States. os ‘: . . Te : . : ! ., "LOS ANGELES OFFICE At ‘Los Angeles, Califormia:~ Will continue to ‘follow. and report. ~ subject's Communist activities in the Los Angeles area, REFERENCE:. Report of SA BERNARR M. PTACEK at Los’ Angeles dated September 7, 1950, ; 7 ; ia ; . . 7 . &, . ; u a . - ; ' ay . . 7 ‘ . a ‘ a ( ; 7 - t . , cy - an - { \ | | HW 54460 Docld:327339003 Page 5