stackyFACTSThe 1950s Red Scare was supposed to permanently ruin the careers of accused communists in Hollywood, but the studios were way too greedy to let good talent go to waste.
The 1950s Red Scare was supposed to permanently ruin the careers of accused communists in Hollywood, but the studios were way too greedy to let good talent go to waste. Writers like Dalton Trumbo simply adopted pseudonyms or used 'fronts' to take credit for their scripts. Trumbo's underground hustle was so insanely successful that he won two Academy Awards under fake identities while the government was actively trying to destroy him.
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