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Cannes Film Festival, 90
Cape Fear, 147, 183
Capital Cities Communications/ABC, 189, 209
Capra, Frank, 78, 160–161
Captains Courageous, 52
Carol Burnett Show, The, 4, 175
Carolco Pictures, 156
Carroll, Bob, Jr., 119, 246
Carsey-Werner Productions, 177, 184, 198
Carson, Robert, 186, 246
Carter, Bill, 205
cartoonists, 70, 85, 80, 124
Cartwright Act (1909), 52
Casablanca, 27, 41, 92, 94
casting, 125, 144, 166, 184, 189
Catholic Legion of Decency, 38
Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors, 169, 200, 214
Cavalcade of America, 12
CBS network, 175, 180–181, 189, 195, 200, 205, 209, 221
censorship, 35, 37, 53, 99, 139, 289n79; during blacklist era, 110–111; loosening of, 139
Ceplair, Larry, and Steven Englund, 48, 49, 55, 67, 69–71, 85
CFA, see Committee for the First Amendment
CGI (computer-generated imagery), 204
Chamberlain, Jennie and Daniel, 224
Champ, The, 35
Chandler, Raymond, 90–91, 246
Chaplin, Charles, 89, 246
Charlie’s Angels, 96, 168, 239
Chase, Borden, 108, 246
Chayefsky, Paddy, 125, 128, 246
Cheers, 3, 178, 182–183
Chernin, Peter, 204, 226
Cherry, Marc, 219, 221, 246
Chetwynd, Lionel, 188, 246
Chicago, 219
Chicago Tribune (newspaper), 93, 96
Chicken Little, 7
Childrens Hospital, 229
Chinatown, 3
Christopherson, Susan, 197
Cimarron, 55
Cimarron Kid, The, 147
Citizen Kane, 36, 75
Clark, Ron, 167, 246
Clarkson, Patricia, 225
Clerks, 202
Cleveland Show, The, 6
Clinton, Hillary, 221
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 192
Closer, The, 222
Clueless, 7
Code of Practice and Procedure, 46
Cody, Diablo, 237, 246
Coen, Joel and Ethan, 157, 202, 235, 246
Coffee, Lenore, 3, 246
Cohn, Harry, 12, 31, 47, 82
Colbert Report, The, 225
Cole, Lester, 30, 69, 92, 96, 101, 111, 246
Colgate Comedy Hour, The, 118, 127, 136
collective bargaining, 9, 32, 44, 46–47, 50, 56, 60, 81, 137, 162, 170, 209
College Humor, 37
Collins, Richard, 106, 246
Collins, Scott, 224
Colt .45, 145
Columbia Pictures, 12, 31, 64, 82; consolidation, 185
Columbo, 136
Combat!, 147
Comcast, 199
Comeback, The, 235
Coming Home, 70
Committee for Prudent Deregulation, 200
Committee for the First Amendment (CFA), 98–100, 103
Communications Act (1936), 201
communist allegations and Red Scare, 53, 56–57, 67–72, 74, 78–79, 80–81, 84, 91–98, 102–103, 105, 108–110, 129, 130, 132–133. See also Hollywood Ten; “Unfriendly Nineteen”
composers, 89, 91
computer-generated imagery (CGI), 204
Condon, Bill, 219, 247
Conference of Studio Unions (CSU), 11, 73, 80–85, 96
conglomeration of media industries, 155, 172, 185, 191, 198–199, 201, 208–209, 214–216; post-2008 strike, 228, 230, 238
Connolly, John, 215
consolidation of media industries, 169, 185, 191, 198, 215–217
contract laborers, 197
contracts: long-term (seven-year), 4, 39–30, 43, 45, 51, 120, 138, 237; loyalty oaths and, 101; new technology clauses, 40, 141, 197; step contracts, 7
Conversation, The, 157
Cool Hand Luke, 6, 12
Cooper, Gary, 68
Coppola, Francis Ford, 157, 247
Copps, Michael J., 217
COPS, 190
copyright, 12, 16, 19, 33, 64, 91–92, 126, 141, 147, 149, 160, 237
Corday, Barbara, 10, 181–182, 199, 247
Corddry, Rob, 229, 247
corporatization of media industries, 110, 150, 153, 172–173, 191–192, 198–203, 238
Corey, George, 88, 247
Cosby, Bill, 198, 247
Cosby Show, The, 178, 184, 192, 198
Counter, Nicholas, III, 163, 187, 261n1
Counterattack, 108, 130
Craig’s Wife, 83
Crane, David, 235, 247
Crawford, James, 160, 162
Crawford, Oliver, 247
creative control, 12–14, 16, 40, 140, 192, 201
creative labor, 1–2, 9, 34, 145, 187, 228
Creature from the Black Lagoon, 97
credits, 16–19, 33, 35, 42, 43, 44, 46, 64–65, 148, 159–165, 192–193; during blacklist era, 106–107, 114, 161; possessory credit, 159–165, 209; television, 119, 161
Critic, The, 298n26
Crossfire, 107
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 268
Cruise, Tom, 22
CSI, 219
CSU, see Conference of Studio Unions
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The, 21
Curly Top, 55
Curtin, Michael, 208
Cuse, Carlton, 219, 221, 247
CW, The, network, 213
Damsel in Distress, A, 38
Dancing Lady, 48
Davies, Valentine, 247, 284n129
Davis, Elias, 5, 184, 210, 247
Davis, Madeline Pugh, 119, 120, 247
Day, Felicia, 229, 247
Day After, The, 174
Day at the Races, A, 88
Days of Our Lives, 171
Day the Earth Stood Still, The, 43
Dead End, 38
Deadline Hollywood Daily (website), 223, 224
Dean Martin Comedy Hour, The, 108
Defiant Ones, The, 112, 114
Depression, the, 27–30, 43
deregulation, 110, 155, 172, 198–202, 216
Desilu Productions, 119, 133–134
Desperate Housewives, 212, 219, 221
Deuze, Mark, 18
Devil Is a Woman, The, 93
Devil Wears Prada, The, 233
DGA, see Directors Guild of America
Diamond, I.A.L., 66, 101, 155, 247
Dick Van Dyke Show, The, 117, 152–153, 155, 234
Didion, Joan, 240, 247
digital technologies, 228; downloads and compensation, 212; satellite services, 201–202. See also DVDs; streaming media
Dinner at Eight, 36
Di Pego, Gerald, 174, 247
directors, 4, 42, 82, 88, 160–165, 172, 238, 240. See also auteur theory; writer-directors
Directors Guild of America (DGA), 10, 11, 18, 19, 46, 57–58; postwar era, 115, 142, 146, 160, 162–165, 187, 196, 209, 213; and 2007–2008 strike, 215–216, 220, 223, 225–226, 228
Disney, Walt, 68, 70, 80, 98. See also Walt Disney Company
distribution issues, 110, 153, 200
District, The, 24
Dmytryk, Edward, 69, 79, 96, 247
Doctor Doolittle, 152
Dog Day Afternoon, 12
Doherty, Thomas, 279n19
Don’t Trust the B—in Apartment 23, 236
Dortort, David, 125, 140, 242, 247
Do the Right Thing, 202, 203
Double Indemnity, 39, 90, 91
Douglas, Kirk, 114
Dragnet, 140
Dramatists Guild, 91, 117, 128
Dreamgirls, 219
Dr. Strangelove, 139, 157
Drugstore Cowboy, 202
Dubbin, Rob, 225, 248
Duffy’s Tavern, 137
Dumbo, 74, 80
Dunham, Lena, 237, 248
Dunne, Philip, 4, 29, 31, 62, 79
, 84, 95, 97–100, 99, 121, 248; on Chandler’s Atlantic essay, 90–91; on origin of Screen Playwrights, 54–55; on screenwriter neglect, 238
DVDs, 141, 196, 197–199, 204, 207–208; decline of, 229, 230; writers’ presence on, 199, 207
Dynasty, 180
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, 78
East Side/West Side, 134
Easy Rider, 164
Eckstein, George, 167, 248
Edwards, John, 221
Elephant Man, The, 157
Emmy Awards, 174, 180, 215
Empire Strikes Back, The, 154
Entertainment Software Association, 217
Ephron, Nora, 241, 248
Episodes, 235
Epstein, Julius, 27, 36–37, 40, 41, 58, 186, 248
Epstein, Philip, 37, 40, 41
ER, 197, 210
Erin Brockovich, 219
Escape, 75
Estabrook, Howard, 55, 93, 248
Eszterhas, Joe, 156, 192, 248
E.T., 192
Exodus, 114, 149
Fabiani, Mark, 222
Face in the Crowd, A, 75
Family, 182
Family Guy, 204
Fantasia, 80
Fargo, 203
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, 184
Father Knows Best, 147
Father of the Bride, 30
FBI, 98, 115
F.B.I., The, 158
FCC, see Federal Communications Commission
Fearless, 219
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 175, 200–201, 214–217
Fey, Tina, 235, 248
Fighting 69th, The, 93
“film by” credit. See possessory credit under credits
film schools, 153, 172–173
Financial Interest and Syndication Rules (Fin-Syn), 169, 175, 177, 198–201, 215, 237
Fine, Richard, 38, 43
Finke, Nikki, 224
Fireside Theater, 128, 286n5
Fisk, Catherine, 17, 160, 235
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 38–39, 248
Five Came Back, 38
Flip, 184
Focus Features, 202
Fontana, Tom, 195–196, 201, 229–230, 248
Force of Evil, 85
Ford, John, 62, 74
Foreign Correspondent, 42
foreign films. See international cinema
foreign residuals. See global markets
Foreman, Carl, 104, 105, 114, 115, 248
For Me and My Gal, 52
Foster, Lewis R., 95, 108, 248
Foster, William, 183, 248
Fountainhead, The, 93
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The, 44
Fox (film studio), see Twentieth Century–Fox
Fox Atomic, 298n21
Fox Entertainment Group, 228
Fox Network, 185, 190, 200, 204, 211, 221
Fox Searchlight, 202
Francke, Lizzie, 45
Franco, Francisco, 97
Franklin, Michael, 143, 180
Frasier, 5, 167
Frazee, Steve, 146
Freed, Arthur, 83
Freedman, Benedict, 134, 248
Freedman, Hy, 134, 248
Freeman, Devery, 40, 53, 114, 248
Freeman, Everett, 59, 248
Freeman, Y. Frank, 123
Free World Radio, 75
French cinema, 89, 93
French Kiss, 220
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The, 184
Friendly Persuasion, 112
Froelick, Anne, 248
From Here to Eternity, 82
Front, The, 1
fronts, 111–112
Fugitive, The, 167
Full Metal Jacket, 157
Furia, John, Jr., 10, 248
Futurama, 204
Gabler, Neal, 24
Gaghan, Stephen, 219, 249
Game, The, 236
Garcia, Greg Thomas, 212, 249
Garfield, John, 103
Garrett, Lila, 179, 249
Gelbart, Larry, 5, 188, 249
Gelsey, Erwin, 55, 249
General Hospital, 171
George, Terry, 219, 249
George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The, 118, 131
Gershwin, Ira, 100
Get Christie Love!, 184
Get Smart, 127
Gibney, Sheridan, 63, 98, 101, 105–106, 107, 108, 249, 287n38
Gilligan, Vince, 232, 239, 249
Gilligan’s Island, 157
Gilroy, Tony, 230, 249
Girl in Every Port, A, 52
Girls, 237
Gitlin, Todd, 265, 267
global markets, 88, 89–90, 110, 140, 141–142, 144, 147–149, 187, 189–190, 240–241, 304n20
Godfather, The, 17, 157
Goff, Ivan, 96, 249
Goldbergs, The, 122
Goldemberg, Rose Leiman, 174, 249
Golden Girls, 178
Goldman, William, 6, 156, 172, 211, 249
Goldwyn, Samuel, 35, 64, 161
Gone with the Wind, 74, 137, 161, 165
Goodfellas, 164
Goodman, David A., 204, 208, 219, 221, 249
Goodman, Ezra, 93
Goodrich, Frances, 30, 57, 59, 101, 249
Good Times, 156, 184
Good Wife, The, 304n18
Goodyear Playhouse, 13
Gordon, Bernard, 78, 249
Gordon, Ruth, 250
Gottlieb, Carl, 219, 250
Go West, 60
Graham, Garrett, 95, 250
Grand Illusion, 89
Grant, Susannah, 219, 250
Grapes of Wrath, The, 36
graylists, 108–109
Grayson, Charles, 89, 250
Great Gildersleeve, The, 130
Greaves, William, 183, 250
Green, Howard, 20, 55, 250
Grey’s Anatomy, 15, 236
Griffith, D. W., 160
Groening, Matt, 204, 250
Guiding Light, 131, 171
Guild, The, 229
Gulf + Western Industries, 153
Gun Crazy, 112
Gunn, Mark, 212–213, 220, 227, 250
Gurian, Naomi, 188
Gypsy, 101
Gyssling, Georg, 279n19
Hackett, Albert, 30, 59, 101, 250
Hackford, Taylor, 215, 250
Hal E. Roach Studios, 64
Haley, Alex, 165, 174–175
Hamilton, Ian, 47, 266
Hammett, Dashiell, 38, 59, 107–108, 250
Hangmen Also Die!, 69
Hans Christian Andersen, 38
Happily Ever After, 23
Happy Days, 177
Harmon, David, 21, 137–138, 142, 143, 250
Harris, Susan, 178, 250
Harrison, Joan, 42, 250
Harry O, 17
Hart, Moss, 38, 250
Have Gun—Will Travel, 150, 155
Hawaiian Eye, 145
Hawaii 5–0, 181
Hayes, John Michael, 139, 159–160, 250
Haynes, Todd, 202, 250
HBO cable network, 23, 211, 240
Hearst, William Randolph, 52, 168
Heaven Can Wait, 17
Hecht, Ben, 36, 37, 56, 250
Hellman, Lillian, 38, 57, 59, 107–108, 251
Hello, Dolly!, 152
Henderson, Felicia, 23–24
Herbert, F. Hugh, 133, 251
“Hermanos, W.,” 145, 146
Herskovitz, Marshall, 216, 251
Hertz, David, 93, 251
Hesmondhalgh, David, 271n24
High Anxiety, 167
High Noon, 104, 105
Hill Street Blues, 178
Hilton, James, 88, 251
Hilton, Paris, 206
Hitchcock, Alfred, 160–161, 162
Hoffman, Dustin, 22
Hogan’s Heroes, 118
Holiday, 42
Holland, Charles, 250, 297n2
Hollywood, 27, 28, 54, 61, 94, 108, 136, 211
Hollywood Athletic Cl
ub, 54
“Hollywood Jabberwocky” (Diamond), 66
Hollywood Quarterly (journal), 94, 281n68
Hollywood press corps, 93
Hollywood Reporter (journal), 52–53, 69, 92–93, 102–103, 129
Hollywood Review (journal), 102
Hollywood Shuffle, 184
Hollywood Ten, 18, 67, 70–72, 80, 97–98, 100–105, 149
Hollywood Writers Mobilization (HWM), 75, 78, 79, 96
Holofcener, Nicole, 202, 251
Holt, Jennifer, 185, 200, 266
Homicide: Life on the Street, 195, 238
homosexuality and homophobia, 24, 37, 174
Honeymooners, The, 127
Hope, Bob, 83
Hopper, Dennis, 164, 251
Hotel, 12
Hotel Rwanda, 219
House of Cards, 229, 240
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), 60, 67–74, 78, 84, 92–94, 96–110, 113, 129
Howard, Bruce, 151, 251
Howards End, 237
Howe, James Wong, 88–89
How Green Was My Valley, 4, 62, 74
How the West Was Won, 147
HUAC, see House Un-American Activities Committee
Huebsch, Edward, 287n38
Hughes, Howard, 109
Hughes, Rupert, 54, 68, 251
Hulu streaming service, 228
Hume, Edward, 174, 251
Humphrey, Martha, 179
Humphries, Reynold, 81
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The, 44
Hunter, Ian McClellan, 24, 251
Huston, John, 100, 121, 251
Huxley, Aldous, 38, 43, 251
HWM, see Hollywood Writers Mobilization
Hyman, Bernie, 53
hyphenates: in film, 89, 121–122, 150, 160–165; in television, 89, 121–122, 140, 144–145, 151–152, 156–158, 166–171, 177, 197, 218. See also writer-directors; writer-producers
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, 20
IATSE, see International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
Identity Thief, 18
Iger, Robert, 226
Ike, 188
I Love Lucy, 118–120, 120, 127, 286n5
In a Lonely Place, 43
Independent Citizens’ Committee of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions, 96
Independent Motion Picture Producers Association, 126
independents: defined, 203; films and filmmakers, 153, 157, 164, 173, 192, 198, 202–203; producers and companies, 64, 71, 80, 125–126, 132, 142, 148, 161, 171–173, 175, 177, 184, 185, 215–216; and threat of deregulation, 200–201
independent studio business model, 202
Informer, The, 50
Inherit the Wind, 112
intellectual property, 18, 160, 228, 268
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), 10, 11, 30–31, 58, 80–81, 85; postwar era, 187, 213, 223
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 187
international cinema, 89–90, 103, 240–241
Inter-Talent Council, 58, 60
In the Heat of the Night, 14
In the Name of the Father, 219
Intolerance, 32
iPod, 211
Irma la Douce, 101
Ironside, 169
Isaacs, Charles, 118, 134, 251