Papers of a screenwriter and member of the Hollywood Ten who was imprisoned in 1950 after refusing to answer questions before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. The collection includes correspondence, writings, and other files. Present are manuscripts for two major novels, Haunch, Paunch, and Jowl (1923), and Bride of the Sabbath (1951), scripts for several stage plays, and only a few screenplays and outlines. Annotated research files, clippings, and notes on Judaism and psychiatry illuminate the socio-political themes which were prominent in Ornitz’s work. Also of interest are files which demonstrate his method of character development. Other files relate to Theodore Dreiser’s investigation of the labor conditions in Harlan County, Kentucky, in 1931, and to the Hollywood Ten trial.
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All Collection Details:
- Author: Ornitz, Samuel, 1890-1957.
- Title: Papers, 1919-1957.
- Size: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes)
- Category: blacklist, film, manuscript collection, screenwriter, and theater
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