The Hollywood Blacklist Myth : Jack Gilford wasn't blacklisted

Jack Gilford didn’t have much of career in film or TV before 1960. He had two non-speaking roles in film as an extra prior to 1950 and one walk on television credit.

In 1956 he told the House un-American activities subcommittee that he was "blacklisted” in the entertainment field because his name once was listed in "Red Channels’’

He was not a communist but refused to say whether he had resigned from the party specifically to be able to sign an affidavit of non-membership in the party.

Gilford invoked the Fifth Amendment in reply to questions on whether he had ever been a member of the party however.

1959-1961

Play of the Week (TV Series)

- Waiting for Godot (1961)

- World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) ... Bontsche Shveig / Angel

1959

The World of Sholom Aleichem (TV Movie)

Look After Lulu (Mar 03, 1959 - Apr 04, 1959)

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1958

Drink to Me Only (Oct 08, 1958 - Dec 13, 1958)

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Romanoff and Juliet (Oct 10, 1957 - Sep 13, 1958)

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1956

The Edge of Night (TV Series)

The Diary of Anne Frank (Oct 05, 1955 - Jun 22, 1957)

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1953

Main Street to Broadway

1951

All Star Revue (TV Series)

The Billy Rose Show (TV Series)

1950

Musical Comedy Time (TV Series)

- Hit the Deck (1950)

Star Time (TV Series)

1949-1950 Actor's Studio (TV Series)

- Screwball

- Here Comes Spring

Alive and Kicking (Jan 17, 1950 - Feb 25, 1950)

Musical Revue

The Live Wire (Aug 17, 1950 - Sep 09, 1950)

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The problems we have with the Hollywood left

The problem we have with the Hollywood left is it's the notion that accepting differences is no longer good enough, you have to be complicit in them. The problem we have with the Hollywood left it's the notion that any differing opinion is a threat to your very way of existence but never the opposite. The problem we have with the Hollywood left is the blatant hypocrisy of claiming to care about democracy well on abashedly striving to take control of every step of the political process. The problem we have with the Hollywood left is the notion that any idea or opinion outside of your own ideology is morally repugnant and therefore needs to be silenced. The problem we have with the Hollywood left is the notion that your goals must be achieved using everyone resources regardless on whether they agree. The problem we have with the Hollywood left is their supporting of rights situationally when convenient and the outright rejection of those rights when it's in it's the inconvenient for you. The problem we have with the Hollywood left isthat somehow you know what's best for me enough to allow the government to make that choice for me The problem we have with the Hollywood left it's their failure to see the irony in labeling anyone different than yourself as an extremist or a fundamentalist. Originally written by Jason Blood. Edited for this page.