blacklisting of entertainers

"The bright lights of the theater district, the glamour and danger of 1950s New York, and the wild scene at the iconic Chelsea Hotel come together in a . . . novel about a twenty-year friendship that will irrevocably change two women's lives"--Amazon.

In 1955 California, as "Invasion of the body snatchers" is filmed in their hometown, thirteen-year-old Arnie discovers a real enemy when he and three friends go against a young government agent determined to find communists at a nearby university or on the movie set.

Chronicles the events surrounding the 1950s blacklisting of suspected Communist sympathizers in broadcasting, explaining how the blacklist impacted the movie, music, and television industry, impacting writers, directors, actors, and some of the media's most influential figures.

Radio actor Iron Rinn, an idealistic Communist who emerged from service in World War II committed to making the world a better place, finds his dreams and his life in ruins when his wife, Eva Frame, confides to a gossip columnist that her husband was once a spy for the Soviet Union.

Explores the era of the Hollywood blacklist and its aftermath, focusing on where blacklistees went after they were driven out of Hollywood.