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Lillian Lily Hellman — Part 1
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Anti-Nazi Leazue, and when in Hollywood, ras a close associate of Commmists and
fellow travelers who were/ officers and active in the Hollewood Ant polars terse
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HOWAR@ LAWSON, LaDELILRUTHVEN, DUDLEYAICHOLS, TESS8LESS INGER, LEST aprCCLs ,
InVIp SHA”, and others.
bt, oeD Ga... been a member of Communist Party, and at the present
time is in close contact with Communist matters in Hollywood, and is personally
acquainted with LILLIAN HELLEAN. This Source hag informed that she has been very
active wmnist circles and the Commnist movement in the United States since
b7Visss. an .:..:: that her Commmist activities have been carried on mainly
in New York and the East; that her activities on the “est Coast have been in
connection with the motion picture industry in Hollywood where several of her
plays were made into motion pictures, These were "LITTIE FOXES" and “‘ATCH ON
THE RHINE". A third picture written by her was "NORTH STAR", produced by SAMUEL
SOLD7YN. This latter picture was distinotly of a propaganda nature, glorifying the
Russian way, and was go sonstrucd by most oritics in reviews. "WATCH ON THE REINE"
Was likewise political in content to some degree.
A stage play, "CHIL 22'S HOUR" was not political, but was based on the
subject of eox perversion and was barred in some sections of the oountry.
with the motion picture industry and at these times she moved exclusively in
Comminist social circles and carried on activity in strict conformity with the
Commnist Part: line. She was connsoted with and supvorted all Communist front
activities both nationally and locally.
" SOURCE stated that since 1935, Mise HELLMAN has beon active in, or
sponsor of, the following distinctly Communist controllod organizations:
ALSRICAH LZAGUE AGAINST Ai AND FASCISK, and was a member of the Advisory
Board, This advisory beard callod iteelf United Citisona Committeo to
Aid the American League against War and Fascism.
NEW THEATRE Mag. page 30, July, 1936
NEW THEATRE LEAGUE. She was aetive in this organisation, which was one
affiliated with the International Union of Revolutionary Theatres, set
up in Masoov, Russia, in 1932.
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