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Calculated Efforts to Preserve Power: TV Women Blacklisted

Calculated Efforts to Preserve Power: TV Women Blacklisted

FromAdvanced TV Herstory


Calculated Efforts to Preserve Power: TV Women Blacklisted

FromAdvanced TV Herstory

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jul 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The topic of Hollywood Blacklisting has recently added a chapter - the impact it had on the budding TV industry, and more specifically, women. Researched and backed by FBI files of author/scholar Dr. Carol Stabile (University of Oregon), this 4 episode series mentions names of talented women whose careers were maliciously ruined with the publication of Red Channels. Stabile delivers quotes, right from FBI files she's requested for more than a decade, that assert that many of the charges and allegations that smeared these progressive women were unfounded or made up. You’ll also hear from another author and scholar, Dr. Charlene Regester. In episode 3, listen in on our frank conversation about how racism, Jim Crowe laws and segregation further changed the course of early TV. Carol Stabile Broadcast41.com Lillian Hellman on Dick Cavett 1973 Lillian Hellman's letter, read by Liza Minnelli (rare video of the 1974 telecast of the 1972 Off Broadway stage production in which actors portrayed blacklisted people from the entertainment world during the House Un-American Activities Committee proceedings). Ellen Schrecker (1999) Many Are The Crimes Charlene Regester (2010) African-American Actresses: The Struggle for Visibility 1900-1960  Regester on North Carolina PBS    
Released:
Jul 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Finally, a podcast that studies, analyzes and celebrates women in TV. Thousands of comedies, variety shows and dramas have aired, yet the presence of strong women – both in front of and behind the camera - is an experience we need to understand better and embrace. With an eye to aligning the leadership lesson, time capsule observation or fascinating backstory of a show’s success or failure, my goal of Advanced TV Herstory is to connect the treasures of the past to the great potential of today’s TV and online platforms. Tomorrow’s success is rooted in understanding what has come before us. So gear up for a little sociology, economics, strategy, storytelling and fun.