1945 adrian scott blacklisted movie producer weds actress Anne Shirley; ORIGINAL

Description: Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites - see more of my MOVIE collectibles not always found with search: Here's a WORKING & SAFE EBAY LINK to my other MOVIE collectibles: https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_ssn=catherbrownbooks&LH_PrefLoc=&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=movie&_sacat=0 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FREE SHIPPING - AS USUAL Original 10 February 1945 (year is at very end of caption) Associated Press World War 2 era photo of Hollywood actress Anne Shirley and Hollywood producer (later black listed) Adrian Scott getting married in Los Vegas Nevada. Their marriage would last only about 4 years. With original Associated Press wire photo credit stamped onto the verso. As of 15 May 2023, I couldn't find this particular photo listed anywhere else on ebay. Approx 8 1/2 x 12 inches - the 12 inch depth being too deep for my scanner bed hence a 1/2 inch tear in the bottom margin (ONLY) was cropped off. They both had interesting and productive careers. Scott's especially is worth noting because he was "blacklisted" in Hollywood soon after their wedding: RKO signed Scott to work as a producer. His first credit in that capacity was My Pal Wolf (1944). He went on to produce Murder, My Sweet (1944), an adaption of Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler by John Paxton that was directed by Edward Dmytryk. It was a critical and commercial success. The cast included Dick Powell, who revitalised his career in the role of Philip Marlowe, and Ann Shirley who Scott married. Scott, Dmytryk, Powell and Paxton reunited on Cornered (1945). Scott then produced Deadline at Dawn (1946) the only feature film directed by Harold Clurman. He, Dmytryk and Paxton reunited on So Well Remembered (1947) shot in England. More successful was Crossfire (1947), another collaboration between the three men. Crossfire was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and was a popular success. Scott produced The Boy with Green Hair (1948) directed by Joseph Losey and a box office flop. He is also credited on the script for Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) at Paramount. Scott joined the Communist Party USA in 1944. In October 1947, Scott was called to testify during the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) hearings on Hollywood but – as did nine others – refused to testify. RKO fired him on October 29, 1947 for refusing to answer questions. For the first year of the blacklist he returned to journalism, contributing to the London journal Cine-Technician. He was then sentenced to prison along with the other members of the Hollywood Ten. Edward Dmytryk, another of these Hollywood Ten, later, in 1951 testified before the HUAC that Scott pressured him to put communist propaganda in his films. In 1955, Scott published an essay entitled "Blacklist: The Liberal's Straightjacket and It's Effect on Content" in Hollywood Review. From 1954–1961 Scott made a living writing for television. Among the shows he worked on were The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Adventures of Sir Lancelot. He provided the story for Conspiracy of Hearts (1960) under a pseudonym. He moved to England in 1961. Photo is about an inch too deep for my scanner bed ergo you can't see a 1/2 inch tear in the bottom margin (in the margin only - NOT touching the caption or image); VERY light crinkling or hazing to image area; there is a slight curl to the photo; else NEAR FINE ________________________________________________________________________________ (the fine print ... [sigh] ... but please read :-) WE REGRET WE DON'T SHIP OUT OF USA; SORRY, BUT NO EXCEPTIONS. FREE SHIPPING via corrugated board, plastic sleeve and bubblewrap protected 1st class mail parcel rate, with postal service tracking # and with package BOLDLY marked "PLEASE Don't Bend."I ship twice a week so turnover time or handling time is 3 business days (Mon-Fri) max - often less than that. PAYPAL IS THE MUCH PREFERRED METHOD OF PAYMENT. Thanks! Please pay within 4 days. Delayed? Then email me - I'll try to work with you when necessary but it helps a lot when I have contact with you. If your payment is delayed, ebay is liable to send a dun or two. PLEASE NOTE THAT THOSE ARE COMING AUTOMATICALLY FROM EBAY AND NOT FROM ME. I typically send out just one reminder. PLACING A BID IS THE ETHICAL EQUIVALENT OF ACCEPTING THESE TERMS. PLEASE DON'T ASK TO ALTER THEM AFTERWARDS. In return, as our feedback clearly shows, we'll get your item(s) to you, as described, in a safe, timely manner. Thanks!

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