Doubtfully blacklisted: Lewis Leverett



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.