Between 1944 and 1954, FBI agents conducted extensive surveillance of suspected Communists in the film industry. This collection comprises files related to subjects in Hollywood under FBI surveillance due to their alleged Communist activities.
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J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972), the first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, held longstanding interest in the Hollywood film industry as well as deep distrust of anyone on the political left. In August 1942 he ordered the bureau’s Los Angeles office to report on Communist activities of various motion picture personalities, including actors, directors, producers, and writers.
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Archives UnboundProduct Type: Primary Sources
Content Types: Government Documents (GD), Manuscripts (MN)