Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
Now, 10 Yeors Later, the UnfriendIy TO- Recost
Careers, Mony Still Write Under New Names


prominent Hollywood figures
,Dere completed OF contempt OF
Congress for refusing to say
iDhether they had Commu-
mist connections. An I'M
claimed Academy aDGrd has
again focused attention on this
group. Here's a look at phGt
they're doing today
BY GENE HANDSAKER
Associated Press Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD. June IAN
unclaimed Oscar, embarrass-
ing enough in itself. has turned
up a claim that could be even
more reddening to Hollywood's
official face.
It's the bland assertions by
some of Hollywood's "un-
friendly 10" that-since get
ting out Of jail, and despite
what they call an industry
blacklist-they're still writing
movies.
Says Dalton Trumbo, who
once earned up to $4,000 q
year writing screenplays like
"A Guy Named Joe" and
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
II work all the time for the
majors or independents"
Adrian Scott says he has
written about eight" movies
since leaving jail and Is now
writing q well-known television
series. Scott produced sCross-
fire." Murder. My Sweet" and
"Deadline at Dawn" before
becoming, like Trumbo; an UNI
friendly witness.
The unfriendly 10! Holly
wood had nearly forgotten
them since the sensational l947
Washington hearings Of the
House Committee on I'm
American Activities.
They Were Silent
The l0-seven writers, two
producers and q director with
combined salaries well over
100000 q year-refused to
answer yes or no to the ques-
ton: "Are you. or have you
ever been. a member Of the
Communist Party?"
A District Of Columbia grand
jury indicted them on q charge
Of contempt Of Congress. The
i've who had Hollywood studio
contracts were fred. The Pro.
ducers Association announced:
-. We win not re-employ
any Of the ten until such time
as he is acquitted or has purged
himself Of contempt and de-
clares under oath that he is
not a Communist
I'VE will not knowingly EN-.
ploy a Communist or q menu
Der Of any party or group
which advocates the overthrow
Of the Government by
force or by any illegal or un-
constitutional methods :"
The ten were convicted OF
contempt. fined $1,000 each
and sent to jail. Sentences
were a year for eight. six
months for two--Director Ed
ward Dymtryk and Producer
Herbert Biherman.
Dymtryk Cleared
Then Dmytryk purged him.
self Of contempt by reappear-
ing before the committee and
acknowledging past Commu-
mist Party membership. His
Hollywood career has grown
bigger and better ever since on
top-star pictures including
The Game Mutiny."
The other nine seemed to be
in relative obscurity.
Then at this years academy
award ceremonies came q
Notwithstanding announce
ment which soon blew up into
a big mystery. The Oscar for
the best movie story of 1856
went to one Robert Rich for
THE Brave One" Rich wasn't
on hand, couldn't be located.
Later. the pictures producers.
the King Brothers. said he's a
free.lance writer believed trav-
cling In Europe.
There was trade-paper spec
ulation that Rich actually was
Trumbo Of the ten. Trumbo,
81, scenarist Of Tender Com
rade" and "Our Vines Have
Tender Grapes. wouldn't con-
firm or deny 1t. But he did
say.
II work all the time for the
majors or independents. I
have as much work as I can