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Washington, DC: Four Of "Hollywood Ten" Off To Jail. Four of the "Hollywood Ten" convicted of contempt today because they refused to tell the House Un-American Activities Committee whether they were Communists are shown leaving U. S. District Court to begin their jail sentences. In front are Albert Maltz, (Left) and Ring Lardner, Jr. Behind them are Alvah Bessie (Left) and Lester Cole.

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Reds in Hollywood In the years following World War II (1939-45), the United States and Soviet Union engaged in a tense military and political rivalry that became known as the Cold War. Although the U.S. and its communist rival rarely confronted each other directly, they both attempted to extend their influence and promote their systems […]

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How Stan Lee’s X-Men Were Inspired by Real-Life Civil Rights Heroes

Did Stan Lee support the Civil Rights Movement through his comic books for Marvel?

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How a Terrifying Wave of Unexplained Deaths Led to ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

The syndrome that inspired Freddie Krueger afflicted a very specific group of people.

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Singer Frank Sinatra posing for a mug shot after being arrested and charged with "carrying on with a married woman" in 1938 in Bergen County, New Jersey. A scan of this mugshot was included in Sinatra's FBI file.

Frank Sinatra’s Mob Ties and Other Secrets from His FBI File

The FBI documented Old Blue Eyes’ every move for 40 years.

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Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle In Time, first edition. (Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com & PBA Galleries)

‘A Wrinkle in Time’s’ Long Religious Controversy

Before it was a Disney movie, many thought the book was heretical.

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Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams dies at 63

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2014

Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall dies

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2013

Movie critic Roger Ebert dies

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2009

“Avatar” makes its world premiere in London

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2010

Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first female director to win an Oscar

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2011

Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79

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