![]() Miller knew of two actors who committed suicide because of the investigation. MILLER'S PALS WERE TARGETED, TOO.Īs McCarthyism progressed, a number of Miller’s friends and colleagues were scrutinized by the House Un-American Activities Committee. ![]() The next morning, he received an ominous telegram: "IT’S INTERESTING HOW THE MINUTE WE TRY TO MAKE THE SCRIPT PRO-AMERICAN YOU PULL OUT. Miller refused on the grounds that there were no Communist gangsters on the Brooklyn waterfront and withdrew the script. The head of Columbia Pictures, Harry Cohn, showed the script to the FBI-who, along with union head Roy Brewer-came back with ideas to make it more “American," namely by making the gangsters Communists. Hollywood was a willing participant in Senator Joseph McCarthy's efforts to crack down on alleged Soviet sympathizers, blacklisting artists who weren't cleared by the government. In 1950, Miller was in L.A., shopping around a script for The Hook, about union corruption on the Brooklyn waterfront. THE FBI WANTED ARTHUR MILLER TO CHANGE ONE OF HIS SCREENPLAYS. ![]() In his 1953 play The Crucible, Arthur Miller brings this shameful period of American history to life on stage, in an allegory for the witch hunt of his era: McCarthyism. Twenty people were killed, while many more died in prison. ![]() In 1692, around 150 people were arrested in Salem and imprisoned on suspicion of being a witch. ![]()
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