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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.33919 cm} x{2.63781 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Intro}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Definition of the Hollywood Ten}} & The Hollywood Ten were a group of screenwriters, directors, and producers who were blacklisted in 1947 for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) regarding their alleged communist affiliations \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 11) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Their defiance of HUAC marked a significant moment in the history of Hollywood and the broader context of McCarthyism and the Red Scare \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Historical Context}} & Post-World War II America was marked by the onset of the Cold War and growing fears of communist infiltration within the United States \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 7) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), established in 1938, intensified its investigations into alleged communist activities during this period, with a particular focus on the entertainment industry \tn % Row Count 35 (+ 10) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{HUAC and the Entertainment Industry}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{HUAC's Focus on Hollywood}} & HUAC believed that Hollywood, as a powerful medium for shaping public opinion, was a potential breeding ground for communist propaganda \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 7) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & The committee sought to identify and root out communists in the film industry, believing that they could influence American audiences through subtle messaging in movies \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 8) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Initial Investigations}} & In October 1947, HUAC began a series of hearings to investigate communist influence in Hollywood \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & The committee called on prominent figures from the entertainment industry to testify, including studio heads, actors, and filmmakers \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 6) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Some witnesses, known as "friendly witnesses," cooperated with HUAC, naming individuals they believed to be communists or sympathizers \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Hollywood Ten}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Members of the Hollywood Ten}} & {\bf{Alvah Bessie}} - Screenwriter \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Herbert Biberman}} - Screenwriter and Director \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Lester Cole}} - Screenwriter \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Edward Dmytryk}} - Director \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Ring Lardner Jr.}} - Screenwriter \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{John Howard Lawson}} - Screenwriter \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Albert Maltz}} - Screenwriter \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Samuel Ornitz}} - Screenwriter \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Adrian Scott}} - Producer and Screenwriter \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Dalton Trumbo}} - Screenwriter \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Refusal to Testify}} & The Hollywood Ten were subpoenaed to testify before HUAC but refused to answer questions regarding their political beliefs or affiliations \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 7) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} & They cited their First Amendment rights, arguing that HUAC's questions violated their freedom of speech and assembly \tn % Row Count 34 (+ 6) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Hollywood Ten (cont)}} \tn % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Consequences of Defiance}} & Their refusal to cooperate led to charges of contempt of Congress \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} & In November 1947, all ten were cited for contempt and subsequently blacklisted by the Hollywood studios, meaning they were denied employment in the industry \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 8) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.69218 cm} x{3.28482 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Trials and Imprisonment}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Legal Proceedings}} & The Hollywood Ten were tried and convicted of contempt of Congress in 1948 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Each of the ten received a sentence of six months to one year in prison and a fine of \$1,000 \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Imprisonment}} & The members of the Hollywood Ten served their sentences in various federal prisons \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Their imprisonment had a profound impact on their careers and personal lives, as they were unable to work in Hollywood and faced financial and social hardships \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.09034 cm} x{2.88666 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Hollywood Blacklist}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Creation of the Blacklist}} & In response to the HUAC hearings, Hollywood studio executives met and issued the Waldorf Statement in November 1947, in which they announced the blacklist of the Hollywood Ten and anyone else suspected of communist affiliations \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 10) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & The blacklist extended beyond the Hollywood Ten, affecting hundreds of writers, directors, actors, and others in the entertainment industry who were denied employment due to alleged communist ties \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 9) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Impact on Careers}} & The blacklist had devastating effects on the careers of those affected, with many being forced to work under pseudonyms, leave the industry, or move abroad to find work \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 8) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Some blacklisted individuals, like Dalton Trumbo, continued to write screenplays under assumed names, with Trumbo even winning Academy Awards for "Roman Holiday" (1953) and "The Brave One" (1956) under different names \tn % Row Count 37 (+ 10) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.28942 cm} x{2.68758 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Legacy of the Hollywood Ten}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Cultural and Political Impact}} & The Hollywood Ten became symbols of resistance to government overreach and the suppression of free speech during the Red Scare \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Their defiance highlighted the dangers of McCarthyism and the broader anti-communist hysteria that gripped the United States in the late 1940s and 1950s \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 8) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{End of the Blacklist}} & The blacklist gradually weakened over the years, particularly after Dalton Trumbo was openly credited for his work on "Spartacus" (1960) and "Exodus" (1960), signaling the beginning of the end of the practice \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 10) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & By the early 1960s, the blacklist was largely dismantled, though its effects lingered for many individuals \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 6) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.28942 cm} x{2.68758 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Legacy of the Hollywood Ten (cont)}} \tn % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Rehabilitation and Recognition}} & Over time, the members of the Hollywood Ten and others who were blacklisted began to be rehabilitated in the public eye \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & In 1997, the Writers Guild of America posthumously gave credit to blacklisted writers for their work, including those who had written under pseudonyms \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 8) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.09034 cm} x{2.88666 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Broader Implications}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{First Amendment Rights}} & The Hollywood Ten's stance brought attention to the importance of protecting First Amendment rights, especially in times of political fear and repression \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 7) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Their case serves as a reminder of the potential dangers of governmental overreach and the suppression of dissenting voices \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Impact on American Cinema}} & The blacklist and the persecution of the Hollywood Ten had a chilling effect on American cinema, with studios and filmmakers avoiding controversial topics or political themes for fear of repercussions \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 9) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & The era marked a period of self-censorship in Hollywood, with many films avoiding critical engagement with contemporary social and political issues \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}