{"product_id":"hollywood-exile-or-how-i-learned-to-love-the-blacklist-paperback","title":"Hollywood Exile, or How I Learned to Love the Blacklist - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernard Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hollywood blacklist, which began in the late 1940s and ran well into the 1960s, ended or curtailed the careers of hundreds of people accused of having ties to the Communist Party. Bernard Gordon was one of them. In this highly readable memoir, he tells a engrossing insider's story of what it was like to be blacklisted and how he and others continued to work uncredited behind the scenes, writing and producing many box office hits of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGordon describes how the blacklist cut short his screenwriting career in Hollywood and forced him to work in Europe. Ironically, though, his is a success story that includes the films \u003ci\u003eEl Cid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e55 Days at Peking\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Red Line\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKrakatoa East of Java\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDay of the Triffids\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEarth vs. the Flying Saucers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHorror Express\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. He recounts the making of many movies for which he was the writer and\/or producer, with wonderful anecdotes about stars such as Charlton Heston, David Niven, Sophia Loren, Ava Gardner, and James Mason; directors Nicholas Ray, Frank Capra, and Anthony Mann; and the producer-studio head team of Philip Yordan and Samuel Bronston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1997, the Writers Guild of America began publicly re-crediting screenplays to their blacklisted authors. Bernard Gordon's name has appeared more often than any other. Now retired after a thirty-year career, he lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 335\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45308160344166,"sku":"9780292728332","price":46.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/b0t1Y3lWSkxiR2NxQkVQS1NpR2h4QT09.webp?v=1774158631","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/hollywood-exile-or-how-i-learned-to-love-the-blacklist-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}