Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-09
California Committee
Lists Noted Film Stars
And 0thersa as Reds
by fhs Asseeiofsd Press

SACRAMENTO, Calf, June g.
Movie figures, writer's and politi-
clans today cried Ties" and Sian
ders" in answer to q legislative
committee report linking them
with Communism.
The 1949 report of the California
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities. headed by Senator Jack
Tenney Republican. of Los An
geles) yesterday listed hundreds
of persons as Communist appeasers
or followers.
Many of these are well known
in the movie world.
They have conspicuously fol-
lowed or appeased some OF the
Communist Party line program
over a long period of time" the
report said.
It listed CLIO Longshore Leader
Harry Bridges and Hugh Bryson,
head of the independent Progress
sive Party and head Of the CLIO
Marine Cooks and Stewards, as
Communists. Both repeatedly
have denied they are Communists.
Bridges Faces Perjury Charge.
Bridges currently faces a Gov
eminent charge Of perjury-of
lying when he said at his 1945
naturalization hearing that he
never had been a Communist.
Among those listed as followers
Of the Communist line were:
Larry Adler. Katharine Hep
burn, Pearl S. Buck, Charles
Chaplin, Norman Corwin. Howard
Da Silva, BARLEY Crum. Repre-
sentative Helen Gahagan Douglas.
Democrat, of California; Paul
Draper. Muriel Draper, Florence
Eldridge, Lester Cole, Hans Eisler,
Lillian Hellman, Lena Horne,
Dashiell Hammett, John Gar
field, John Huston. Danny Kaye,
Gene Kelly, Robert w. Kenny,
Karen Morley. Ring Lardner,
jr.; John Howard Lawson, Jo-
hannes Steel, Anna Louise Strong.
Canada Lee, Carey McWil-
liams, DR.. Thomas Mann, Fred
rio March, Burgess Meredith,
Clifford Odets, Dorothy Parker.
George Solder, Larry Parks, Greg
ory Peck, Vincent Price. Paul
Robson, Edward G. Robinson. o.
John Rogge. Artie Shaw, Frank
Sinatra, Gale Sondergaard. Her
bert K. Sorrell, Lionel Stander,
Donald Ogden Stewart, Gloria
Stuart, Senator Taylor, Democrat,
of Idaho; Henry A. Wallace, Orson
Welles and Anita Whitney.
Three Newspapers Accused.
The committee also accused
three newspapers. the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. San Francisco
News and Los Angeles Daily News
of continuing to misrepresent,
misreport and attack" the COM
mittee.
The Chronicle, In an editorial,
denied the accusation, but well
coined being placed with those
critical of the committee. 1t said
its record in fighting Communism
was known throughout the Ma
ton, but that Mr.. Tenney "has
persisted in making that struggle
needlessly hard
The committee said the ma
jority of the States newspapers
had been fair and accurate in
reporting anti = Communist &C.
tivities.
Carey McWilliarns. Los Angeles
attorney and author. said:
Like many liberals who are
members of the Democratic Party.
I have developed a remarkable
indifference to the ISLANDERS of
Senator Jack Tenny." whom he
called "a renegade from that
party. repudiated by his union
and quite recently repudiated by
the people of Los Angeles as a
candidate for Mayor"
Sinatra Attacks Report.
Sinatra called the report 1.-The
product of liars" and said, IF
they don't cut it out, I'll show
them how much an American can
fight back"
Movie Director John Huston
commented:
THE Tenney report is yet an
other example Of that Senator's
vicious campaign to smear the
names of his betters in loyalty
and obedience to the principles
of our democracy"
Actress Katharine Hepburn re-
fused to dignity" the accusation
with a reply.
Other comments:
Gregory Peck: II have been
denying these allegations for sew
eral years and I will do so once
more. I am not now and never
have been associated with any
Communist organization or sup
porters of Communism"
Gene Kelly: 81 don't know what
Mr.. Tenney is talking about. am
not a Communist, never was a
Communist and have no sympathy
with Communist activities. The
only line I know how to follow is
the American line"
The California assembly Educa-
ton Committee last night defeated
Tenney bill to forbid the indoc-
trination of school students with
any but the American system of
government.