Hollywood Ten
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The Hollywood Ten were a group of screenwriters, directors, and producers blacklisted in the late 1940s after refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about alleged communist affiliations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hollywood Ten canonical | 13 |
| Hollywood Ten (blacklisted artists group, broadly associated) | 1 |
| Hollywood Ten contempt of Congress case | 1 |
| Hollywood blacklist | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5505629 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Hollywood Ten Context triple: [Dalton Trumbo, memberOf, Hollywood Ten]
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A.
Trumbo
Trumbo is a 2015 biographical drama film about blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and his fight against anti-communist persecution in the film industry.
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B.
Catholic Legion of Decency
The Catholic Legion of Decency was a U.S. Catholic organization founded in the 1930s that sought to combat immorality in films by rating and pressuring Hollywood productions according to strict moral standards.
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C.
Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo was a prominent American screenwriter and novelist, one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted during the Red Scare, who later won two Academy Awards under pseudonyms.
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D.
Marie Gitlow
Marie Gitlow was the wife of American socialist politician and activist Benjamin Gitlow.
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E.
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland is a 2006 neo-noir mystery film that explores the real-life 1959 death of Superman actor George Reeves through a fictionalized investigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hollywood Ten Target entity description: The Hollywood Ten were a group of screenwriters, directors, and producers blacklisted in the late 1940s after refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about alleged communist affiliations.
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A.
Trumbo
Trumbo is a 2015 biographical drama film about blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and his fight against anti-communist persecution in the film industry.
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B.
Catholic Legion of Decency
The Catholic Legion of Decency was a U.S. Catholic organization founded in the 1930s that sought to combat immorality in films by rating and pressuring Hollywood productions according to strict moral standards.
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C.
Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo was a prominent American screenwriter and novelist, one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted during the Red Scare, who later won two Academy Awards under pseudonyms.
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D.
Marie Gitlow
Marie Gitlow was the wife of American socialist politician and activist Benjamin Gitlow.
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E.
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland is a 2006 neo-noir mystery film that explores the real-life 1959 death of Superman actor George Reeves through a fictionalized investigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blacklisted film professionals
ⓘ
group of people ⓘ |
| argument | invoked First Amendment rights ⓘ |
| charge | contempt of Congress ⓘ |
| consequence |
blacklisting from major Hollywood studios
ⓘ
imprisonment of members ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfActivity |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| event | HUAC hearings on alleged communist influence in Hollywood ⓘ |
| field | film industry ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Adrian Scott
ⓘ
Albert Maltz ⓘ Alvah Bessie ⓘ Dalton Trumbo ⓘ Edward Dmytryk ⓘ Herbert Biberman ⓘ John Howard Lawson ⓘ Lester Cole ⓘ Ring Lardner Jr. ⓘ Samuel Ornitz ⓘ |
| impact |
became symbol of resistance to political repression in the arts
ⓘ
intensified Hollywood blacklist practices ⓘ |
| legacy | debates over civil liberties and artistic freedom in the United States ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | conviction for contempt of Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyInvolved | House Un-American Activities Committee ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity | Hollywood ⓘ |
| media | motion pictures ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being blacklisted in Hollywood
ⓘ
refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee ⓘ |
| occupation |
film directors
ⓘ
film producers ⓘ screenwriters ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
McCarthy-era anti-communism
ⓘ
Second Red Scare ⓘ
linked to:
Red Scare in the United States
|
| refused |
to answer questions about alleged Communist Party membership
ⓘ
to name other alleged communists in Hollywood ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American anti-communism
ⓘ
Hollywood blacklist ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood Red Scare
Red Scare ⓘ
linked to:
McCarthyism
|
| subjectOf |
books on McCarthyism and film history
ⓘ
documentaries about the Hollywood blacklist ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1940s ⓘ |
| year | 1947 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Hollywood Ten Description of subject: The Hollywood Ten were a group of screenwriters, directors, and producers blacklisted in the late 1940s after refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about alleged communist affiliations.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hollywood Ten
subject linked to:
Nedrick
linked to: Hollywood Ten
linked to: Hollywood Ten
subject linked to:
memoir Inside Out: A Memoir of the Blacklist