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The Hollywood Blacklist

(The Hollywood Blacklist: 1947-1960 )

HUAC

(House of Un-American Activities)

Arthur Miller and the HUAC

  • Created in 1938
  • This committee investigated "dealings" that Americans had during the years before the issue of communism occurred.
  • In 1969 it was renamed the Committee of Internal Security.

1. "HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee." . N.p.. Web. 2 Jan 2014. <http://www.history.com/topics/house-un-american-activities-committee>.

2. "House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)." . Oregon Public Broadcasting, n.d. Web. 2 Jan 2014. <http://www.pbs.org/opb/thesixties/topics/politics/newsmakers_4.html>.

Arthur Miller and the HUAC

Weird Fact

Apparently one of the Congressmen asked for a signed picture of Marilyn Monroe before the trials. The Congressman said the hearing would have been dropped.

  • Miller was expected to give names of suspected communist associates.
  • Unlike other famed stars he did not supply the demands of the committee.

Bradford, Wade. "Arthur Miller - Biography of an American Playwright." . N.p.. Web. 3 Jan 2014. < http://plays.about.com/od/playwrights/p/arthurmiller.htm>.

Similarities between The Crucible and the HUAC Trials

Bradford, Wade. "Arthur Miller - Biography of an American Playwright." . N.p.. Web. 3 Jan 2014. < http://plays.about.com/od/playwrights/p/arthurmiller.htm>.

Arthur Miller

There were many similarities between the play and McCarthyism.

  • The media and the townspeople of Salem.
  • The trials were similar.
  • The evidence in the trails wasn't substantial.

Lorcher, Trent. "Symbolism in The Crucible & Similarities to McCarthyism." . N.p., 27 Sep 2013. Web. 3 Jan 2014. <http://www.brighthubeducation.com/homework-help-literature/52748-mccarthyism-and-the-crucible/>.

  • Miller was born on October 17, 1915
  • He wrote eight major plays in his lifetime.
  • His second wife was Marilyn Monroe.
  • Died in 2005 at the age of 89.

1. Bradford, Wade. "Arthur Miller - Biography of an American Playwright." . N.p.. Web. 3 Jan 2014. < http://plays.about.com/od/playwrights/p/arthurmiller.htm>.

Arthur Miller did an amazing job infiltrating his personal experiences into a phenomenal play.

His Infamous Plays

  • All of my Sons
  • Death of a Salesman
  • The Crucible
  • A View from the Bridge
  • After the Fall
  • Broken Glass
  • Resurrection Blues
  • Finishing the Picture

1. Bradford, Wade. "Arthur Miller - Biography of an American Playwright." . N.p.. Web. 3 Jan 2014. < http://plays.about.com/od/playwrights/p/arthurmiller.htm>.

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