
A Very Dangerous Citizen
Abraham Lincoln Polonsky and the Hollywood Left
By: Paul Buhle, Dave Wagner
Paperback | 21 October 2002 | Edition Number 1
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The Bronx-born son of immigrant parents, Polonsky-in the few years after the end of World War II and just before the blacklist-had one of the most distinguished careers in Hollywood. He wrote two films that established John Garfield's postwar persona, Body and Soul (1947), still the standard for boxing films and the model for such movies as Raging Bull and Pulp Fiction; and Force of Evil (1948), the great noir drama that he also directed. Once blacklisted, Polonsky quit working under his own name, yet he proved to be one of television's most talented writers. Later in life he became the most acerbic critic of the Hollywood blacklist's legacy while writing and directing films such as Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1970).
A Very Dangerous Citizen goes beyond biography to help us understand the relationship between art and politics in American culture and to uncover the effects of U.S. anticommunism and anti-Semitism. Rich in anecdote and in analysis, it provides an informative and entertaining portrait of one of the most intriguing personalities of twentieth-century American culture.
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ISBN: 9780520236721
ISBN-10: 0520236726
Published: 21st October 2002
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 285
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: University of California Press
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.33 x 2.07
Weight (kg): 0.46
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