Original sentence: Among the people Kazan named in his testimony were two individuals, Phoebe Brand and Tony Kraber, whom Kazan had himself recruited into the Communist Party in the 1930s.He was only involved with the Communist Party for a short time; however, he was quickly recognized as a potential communist by the HUAC, a group that was investigating the motion picture industry because of growing concern over communists working in the industry.Kazan remained controversial in some circles until his death for testimony he gave before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1952, in which (after previously refusing to do so) he named associates from his days as a member of the Communist Party of the United States of America in the 1930s.The Committee called on people to identify others, and many refused; however, Kazan in his testimony named eight other members of the Communist Party,  including some who had worked with him in The Group Theater; all the persons so named were already known to HUAC.When Kazan received an Honorary Academy Award in 1999, surviving victims of the McCarthy-era blacklist, as well as some younger actors, protested
Edited sentence: Among the people Kazan informed on in his testimony were two former friends, Phoebe Brand and Tony Kraber, whom Kazan had himself recruited into the Communist Party in the 1930s.He was only involved with the Communist Party for a short time; however, he was quickly recognized as a potential communist by the HUAC, a group that was investigating the motion picture industry because of growing concern of communists working in the industry.Kazan remained controversial until his death for testimony he gave before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1952, in which (after previously refusing to do so) he provided the names of associates from his days as a member of the Communist Party of the United States of America in the 1930s.Names he gave out also included "friends" who had worked with him in The Group Theater.The Committee called on people to "rat out" others, and many refused; however, Kazan gave the committee the names of eight other members of the Communist Party to keep his own name off the blacklist.Their credits were even removed from any film in which they had participated.When Kazan received an Honorary Academy Award in 1999, surviving victims of the McCarthy-era blacklist, as well as younger actors, protested