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The Hollywood blacklist, was the mid-20th Century list of screenwriters, actors, directors, musicians, and other U.S. entertainment professionals who were denied employment in the field because of their political beliefs or associations, real or suspected. Artists were barred from work on the basis of their alleged membership in or sympathy toward the American Communist Party, involvement in liberal or simply humanitarian political causes that enforcers of the blacklist associated with communism, and/or refusal to assist federal investigations into Communist Party activities. Some were blacklisted merely because their names came up at the wrong place and time. Even during the period of its strictest enforcement, the late 1940s through the late 1950s, the blacklist was rarely made explicit and verifiable, but it caused direct damage to the careers of scores of American artists, often made betrayal of friendship, not to mention principle, the price for a livelihood, and promoted ideological censorship across the entire industry. Pictured are Front row (from left): Herbert Biberman, attorneys Martin Popper and Robert W. Kenny, Albert Maltz, Lester Cole. Middle row: writer Dalton Trumbo, John Howard Lawson, Alvah Bessie, Samuel Ornitz. Back row: Ring Lardner Jr., Edward Dmytryk, Adrian Scott.
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mccarthy
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Added: 25th November 2007
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Posted By: Sophia |
 
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America's favorite couple, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, promote the 1954 March of Dimes campaign.
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Desi
Added: 25th November 2007
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Posted By: Lava1964 |
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In a seldom shown clip from the Tonight Show, Bette Midler tears it up while making an appearance to promote what was then her new album, "Mud Will Be Flung Tonight"
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midler
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carson
Added: 27th November 2007
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Ah, memories of childhood! For years Friday night was my favorite TV night. This is an ABC network promo from 1970 plugging their Friday family night lineup: The Brady Bunch, Nanny and the Professor, and The Partridge Family.
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Added: 28th November 2007
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Posted By: Lava1964 |
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There will be a new children's movie The Golden Compass premiering December 7th, starring Nicole Kidman, and is being highly promoted.
Many well intended parents/grandparents will think this is a great movie to take the kids to see, even my wife and son wanted to see it.
The movie has been described as "atheism for kids" and is based on the first book of a trilogy entitled "His Dark Materials" written by Phillip Pullman. Pullman 's main objective is to bash Christianity and promote atheism. Pullman left little doubt about his intentions when he said in a 2003 interview, "my books are about killing God." He has even stated that he wants "to kill God in the minds of children".
I always verify my info with Snopes.com first; here are a bunch of links to verify and to read more info:
http://snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp
http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000005672.cfm
http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1573421/story.jhtml
They have a right to produce this movie and I'm not saying not to go see it, just be aware that this isn't as innocent as they are advertising! Heck, MTV is giving a warning!
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Added: 28th November 2007
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Here's a promotional spot for ABC's Saturday morning lineup beginning in September 1971: Roadrunner cartoons, Lidsville, The Funky Phantom, Curiosity Shop, and The Jackson Five. The latter four would all be off the air in two years.
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Added: 28th November 2007
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"American Voiceover Artist & Legend" - Don LaFontaine -
(August 26, 1940 – September 1, 2008)famous for recording more than 5,000 film trailers and hundreds of thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video game trailers. His nicknames included "Thunder Throat" and "The Voice of God" He also was Co-announcer of the 79th Oscars. Don LaFontaine has the most recognizable voice in the game right now. Here is the legend's story told by none other than the legend himself.
(This Is One Lucky Guy)
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Melissa
Disney
Paul
Pape
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Added: 24th February 2009
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Michael Todd breezed into Elizabeth Taylor's life on June 23, 1956....and sadly breezed out just as quickly on March 22, 1958. But during their time together, they accumulated a lifetime worth of memories. They traveled all over the world promoting the Mike Todd spectacularly produced Oscar winning, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, as well as promoting Elizabeth's movie epics, GIANT and RAINTREE COUNTRY.
They married in Mexico in February 1957, days after Elizabeth obtained her divorce from second husband, Michael Wilding.
Mike's death devastated Elizabeth to the point of propelling her into a state of self destruction when she did not care if she lived or died. In fact, she had to come close to death (herself) before appreciating living again. Mike and Elizabeth's love story is a special one...and their time together was so very short but so very potent. Elizabeth, today, claims he was one of the great loves of her life ...
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Added: 30th November 2007
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Ozzie and Harriet Nelson are very excited about Listerine Antizyme toothpaste. This commercial lasts three minutes!
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Added: 1st December 2007
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