Lewis Leverett, actor. Elia Kazan
named Leverett as a Communist in his 1952 appearance before the HUAC. He had
two film credits to his name, (he was unaccredited in one) both films were made
by Kazan. Leverett was mostly a stage actor but his last professional
appearance on stage was in 1936.
Russell Collins as Dr. Cunningham, Clifford Odets as Mr. Houghton, Gerrit Kraber as James Mooney, Sanford Meisner as Dr. Wren or Mr. Smith, Luther Adler as Dr. Gordon, J. Edward Bromberg as Dr. Hochberg and Lewis Leverett as Mr. Spencer.
Just because someone’s name
appeared in Red Channels, that doesn’t mean they were blacklisted. It just
means there name appeared in Red Channels.
Just because a person said they
were blacklisted doesn’t mean they were. Many people in Hollywood have lied
about being blacklisted over the years.
If a person was actually blacklisted…and not
many were actually blacklisted….it was the studios and TV sponsors who
blacklisted them. Not the United States federal government.
If a person claims the blacklist
ruined their career, they should be able to prove they had a career before the
blacklist.