Herbert Biberman
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Herbert Biberman was an American film director and screenwriter best known as one of the Hollywood Ten, blacklisted during the Red Scare for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herbert Biberman canonical | 3 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ member of the Hollywood Ten ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
labor movement themes in film
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politically progressive filmmaking ⓘ |
| causeOfBlacklist | alleged communist sympathies ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Biberman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film direction
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motion pictures ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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social realism ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBackground | Jewish-American ⓘ |
| industry | American film industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue | contempt of Congress conviction ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| memberOf | Hollywood Ten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American left-wing politics ⓘ |
| name | Herbert Biberman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | directing the film Salt of the Earth under blacklist conditions ⓘ |
| notableWork | Salt of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| politicalPersecutionContext | McCarthyism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForNotability | one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted in Hollywood ⓘ |
| refusedTo | testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Hollywood blacklist
NERFINISHED
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House Un-American Activities Committee hearings NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Scare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Gale Sondergaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies of the Hollywood blacklist ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
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