Joshua Shelley
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Joshua Shelley was one of the actors blacklist
ed by movie studios as a result of the House Un-American Activities Committee
's (HUAC) investigation of the Communist Party
in Hollywood in 1952. He did not begin to again work regularly in Hollywood until 1973 when his career restarted.
Blacklist
A blacklist is a list or register of entities who, for one reason or another, are being denied a particular privilege, service, mobility, access or recognition. As a verb, to blacklist can mean to deny someone work in a particular field, or to ostracize a person from a certain social circle...
ed by movie studios as a result of the House Un-American Activities Committee
House Un-American Activities Committee
The House Committee on Un-American Activities or House Un-American Activities Committee was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. In 1969, the House changed the committee's name to "House Committee on Internal Security"...
's (HUAC) investigation of the Communist Party
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
in Hollywood in 1952. He did not begin to again work regularly in Hollywood until 1973 when his career restarted.