This Day in History: 1947-11-25

Hollywood Ten screenwriters are “blacklisted “by the major movie studios on this day in 1947 following their refusal to cooperate with Congressional investigators.  The writers, including Dalton Trumbo and Ring Lardner, were accused of having been involved in the communist party.  After being blacklisted, the writers were prevented from working on major movies. The incident is part of the accelerating  “Red Scare” of the late 40s and early 50s in which wild accusations of subversion were used to ruin the lives of innocent people.