Irwin Corey was never blacklisted. Cory was primarily a stand-up
comic who worked the club circuit. He was a loud supporter of Communist/Socialist left-wing politics. He was
a dedicated supported of Cuban children and the American Communist Part.
He
said that when not performing, he panhandled for change from motorists exiting
the Queens–Midtown Tunnel. Every few months, he told the interviewer, he
donated the money to a group that purchased medical supplies for Cuban
children.
He said of the drivers who supplied the cash, “I don’t tell them
where the money’s going, and I’m sure they don’t care.”
Cory liked to play the victim and complained that he
blacklisted, in fact he never returned to Late Night with David Letterman after
his first appearance in 1982, which he claimed was a result of the blacklist
still being in effect.
He lived in an 1840 carriage house on East 36th Street estimated
to cost in or about $4,000,000.00
He was drafted during World War II, but was discharged after
six months, after he claimed he convinced an Army psychiatrist that he was a
homosexual. he thought that was funny.
1959
The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series, two appearances )
The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series)
One Night Stand (TV Series, two appearences)
1958
Omnibus (TV Series, two appearances)
The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series, two appearances)
1957
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV Series)
1956
The Edge of Night (TV Series)
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV Series)
1954
Your Chevrolet Showroom (TV Series, appearances)
1953
Mrs. McThing (Feb 20, 1952 - Jan 10, 1953)
Broadway Play
1952
Mrs. McThing (Feb 20, 1952 - Jan 10, 1953)
Broadway Play
1951
Showtime, U.S.A. (TV Series)
General Electric Guest House (TV Series)
Cavalcade of Bands (TV Series)
Flahooley (May 14, 1951 - Jun 16, 1951)
Broadway play
1950
Cavalcade of Stars (TV Series, 2 appearances)
Happy as Larry (Jan 06, 1950 - Jan 07, 1950)
Broadway play