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Speech, Pacifica Radio. Hollywood Blacklisting
(part 1) Faulk describes his blacklisting and trial
John Henry Faulk (1913-1990). His father was an attorney who advocated leftist political ideals and was affiliated with leftist political movements. In college, John Henry followed in his fathers footsteps, participating in various left political activities.
After serving in the merchant marine, the American Red Cross, and the U. S. Army during WWII, Faulk built on material he wrote while serving and secured his own radio show. His popularity quickly increased and he moved into television and stage performances. His left-leaning tendencies immediately after the war opposing U.S. foreign policy and the Korean War brought him to the attention of AWARE, Inc. which added his name to blacklists, and he soon found it difficult to gain or keep employment in the entertainment industry.
Faulk later sued AWARE, Inc. in 1956 for libel. The trial was stalled in legal maneuvering on the other side, but finally ended in 1962 with a $.5 million award for Faulk, later lowered to $500,000 in an appeal. Although he won the suit and helped set a precedent against blacklisting, he was subsequently seen as a controversial political personality  and although he did find some regular work his entertainment career was diminished. He also spoke on the lecture circuit about blacklisting and related subjects.
Event Speech, Pacifica Radio. Hollywood Blacklisting
Speaker Faulk, John Henry
Date broadcast 1967-05-15
File number ve021co
Event (part 1) Faulk describes his blacklisting and trial
Background John Henry Faulk was a storyteller, humorist and CBS radio show host. During the McCarthy anti-communist hunt he ran afoul of AWARE, Inc., a for-profit corporation used by the broadcast companies to find and then fire Communists within the industry. Fired in 1957, a victim of blacklisting, he sued AWARE and finally won in 1962. He calls the anti-communist hoax a national madness, champions free speech, abhors the war in Vietnam, and tells it all with humor.
Biography John Henry Faulk (1913-1990). His father was an attorney who advocated leftist political ideals and was affiliated with leftist political movements. In college, John Henry followed in his fathers footsteps, participating in various left political activities. After serving in the merchant marine, the American Red Cross, and the U. S. Army during WWII, Faulk built on material he wrote while serving and secured his own radio show. His popularity quickly increased and he moved into television and stage performances. His left-leaning tendencies immediately after the war opposing U.S. foreign policy and the Korean War brought him to the attention of AWARE, Inc. which added his name to blacklists, and he soon found it difficult to gain or keep employment in the entertainment industry. Faulk later sued AWARE, Inc. in 1956 for libel. The trial was stalled in legal maneuvering on the other side, but finally ended in 1962 with a $.5 million award for Faulk, later lowered to $500,000 in an appeal. Although he won the suit and helped set a precedent against blacklisting, he was subsequently seen as a controversial political personality and although he did find some regular work his entertainment career was diminished. He also spoke on the lecture circuit about blacklisting and related subjects.
Radio host Ostrow, Tony
Transcript http://tempest.lib.ilstu.edu/voe/pdf/ve021a.pdf
Run time 0:33:22
Subject [name] Bolan, Thomas A.
File number ve021a
Broadcasting permission Pacifica Radio BB1691; Audio courtesy of Pacifica Radio Archives: pacificaradioarchives.org, source of the original interview
Image permission Courtesy of Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/images/Faulk.jpg
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