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fhe June JI, 1948, taste of the Los Angeles “Sraniner* stated that fing Lardner, Jr., @ screen writer, hod stoned with Stetnbeck and others to write a filrn version of Stetnbeck's story “Pastures Of Heaven.” Accordiag to the “ixamtner,™ this "was the first Hollywood employment piven ony of the ‘unfriendly ten’ since their refusal to answer the Conmunist guestion in Washington last fall" anc tre move challenged the Hotion Picture Assoctation of America's announcenent thct none of the men ctted by Congress would work until cleared of the charge. (100-238865-11, pe. 5) BISCELIANRCUS 2 Frou time to time columnists jor the "Latly Ferker” and “jail, People's torld" kove criticizes Stetubeck’s writiaga as sot portraying oce,sately the American Communtsts or supportiag the Anerioan Comnuniat movement. Or the other Aand these papers hove elac praised the books, stating tna January, 21943, that he was one of the most popular @ut'.ors aaong the Sovtet Fusstans. Both Comaunistand arti-Comnuntsts criticized hie I9d& aertesa af artteles for the “vyew York Herald Tribune” entitled "4 Russian Journal,” whiohkh he wrote ajter a visit to Ruseta tn the Suamer of 1947, as being toa pro-Comuuntset and toe anti-Comgunist. Both sides criticized hts abtlity to adeyuatel. portray life fn Soviet Russia ajter such a short visit, It tsa noted that the articles critictzed Sovtet red tape and the Sovtet Governeent but were favorable to the Russian people. (100-106224-A4; 64- 175-240-443 anc otiers)