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They may have been right to suspect some, but others were just completely ridiculous. Either way, here are 1. Red Scare. 1. HELEN KELLERWe think of her as the nearly saint like woman based on the amazing story of how she learned to communicate despite being blind and deaf. But as an adult, Helen Keller was fairly radical in her political thinking, and the FBI definitely took notice. Although a formal investigation never took place, the FBI did monitor Keller enough to know that she had sent loving birthday greetings to Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, a prominent communist leader, on her 6. LEONARD BERNSTEINThe composer and conductor fell under the FBIs watchful eyes for more than 3. He was targeted as a communist during the whole Mc. Carthy era, even though he swore on an affidavit that I am not now or at any time have ever been a member of the Communist Party. The FBI was never able to officially verify that he was a member of the Communist Party, but they continued to monitor his activities when he supported Vietnam protesters and became friends with a member of the Black Panthers. In fact, in 1. 97. J. Edgar Hoover documented his intentions to run a smear campaign against Bernstein specifically because of his Black Panther ties. BURL IVESBurl Ives was called out in the 1. One Piece Marineford Download there. Red Channels pamphlet, a brochure that named 1. Communists in the entertainment industry who should be avoided. He adamantly denied being a Communist and said that any union activity he had participated in was simply to keep in touch with working folk. Because of his cooperation with the House Un American Activities Committee, he was removed from the blacklist. Darling Nikki by Prince song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Prince Rare Songs' title='Prince Rare Songs' />However, friends such as Pete Seeger felt that Ives had sold them out in order to get back to work and severed ties with him for many years. PETE SEEGERFolk singer Pete Seeger was a member of both the Young Communist League and the Communist Party and made no bones about it. My father, Charles Seeger, got me into the Communist movement, he said, but later apologized for following the party line so slavishly, for not seeing that Stalin was a supremely cruel misleader. When he was called to testify in front of HUAC in 1. Seeger refused to plead the Fifth, but also refused to name any names. He was held in contempt of Congress and was sentenced to serve 1. ARTIE SHAWArtie Shaw, also named in the Red Channels pamphlet, was brought before HUAC in 1. Communist Party and for allegedly attending a couple of meetings. Shaw didnt dispute that he had been present at a number of gatherings, but said that it was simply because of his interest in social justice and world peace. I hate to admit that I was a dupe, but I guess I was, he told the committee. But if you believe Olivia de Havilland, Shaw was definitely behind Communism all the way. During a meeting of the Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions, Shaw started talking about how the Soviet constitution should be the standard setter when it came to democracy. Years later, de Havilland recalled, He said to me, Have you read the Russian constitution And I said, No I haventand how recently have you read ours6. ZERO MOSTELZero Mostel was named to the list of suspected Communist Party members in 1. HUAC until 1. 95. When he finally got to testify, Mostel took the opportunity to exercise the comedic chops which had been in hibernation since the public accusation. When the committees counsel asked, Mr. Mostel, are you or are you not a Communist he leapt out of his chair and acted like he was grabbing for the attorneys throat, yelling, That man called me a CommunistGet him out of here He asked me if Im a Communist Get him out of hereHe pretty much owned the trial after that, mocking the counsel and indirectly refusing to name names directly refusing to name names would have landed him a jail sentence like Pete Seegers. Needless to say, this didnt win them over, and he remained blacklisted. CHARLIE CHAPLINCharlie Chaplin was such a worry to the FBI during the Red Scare that J. Edgar Hoover tried to have him deported. When he left the country in 1. Limelight, Hoover collaborated with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to revoke Chaplins reentry permit. Instead of fighting it, Chaplin made the choice to stay in Europe, making his home in Switzerland. He issued the followingstatement. Since the end of the last world war, I have been the object of lies and propaganda by powerful reactionary groups who, by their influence and by the aid of Americas yellow press, have created an unhealthy atmosphere in which liberal minded individuals can be singled out and persecuted. Under these conditions I find it virtually impossible to continue my motion picture work, and I have therefore given up my residence in the United States. The iconic filmmaker only ever came back to the U. S. very briefly, to collect an Honorary Oscar in 1. LANGSTON HUGHESLangston Hughes was involved in several Communist supported groups and activities but was never actually a party member according to him, anyway obviously HUAC felt otherwise. Because the Communist Party of the United States often used his poetry in their newspaper and because Hughes had expressed interest in Marxist ideas in the 1. He refused to give up any names, but freely answered all questions around his own writing and political views. He said he had never joined the Communist Party because It was based on strict discipline and the acceptance of directives that I, as a writer, did not wish to accept. After the hearing, he began to distance himself from some of his more radical poetry. AND 1. 0. ORSON WELLES AND DOLORES DEL RODespite being a strong Roosevelt supporter, Orson Welles was considered one to watch by the FBI. A 1. 94. 1 memo from the Bureau stated that this office has never been able to establish that Welles is an actual member of the former Communist Party or the present Communist Political Association. Communist Party line and has been active in numerous front organizations. They placed him on a list of people who should be taken into custody should the U. S. have a national emergency, and it was recommended that his phone be tapped. Although he said otherwise, many speculate that the Red Scare and all of the accusations were the reason that Welles left the U. S. for Europe from 1. Mexican actress Dolores del Ro was presumably blacklisted simply for her romantic relationship with Welles.