You Must Remember This

81: The Blacklist Part 11: Born Yesterday: Judy Holliday

Judy Holliday won an Oscar for her first starring film role, and of her eight major film roles between 1950 and 1960, four were in films now considered classics. She was one star who was subpoenaed to testify about her ties to Communism who was fully supported by her studio and subsequently wasn’t blacklisted from movies. Holliday’s career was short-lived nonetheless, in part because she represented a highly idiosyncratic, working-class, urban, Jewish authenticity in a time when conformity was being peddled as an equivalent to safety.<br/><br/>This episode is brought to you by Smith and Noble. Contact Smith &amp; Noble today for 25% off on your window treatments plus free design consultation. Go to <a href="http://www.smithandnoble.com/REMEMBER">smithandnoble.com/REMEMBER</a><br/><br/>This episode is also brought to you by The Great Courses Plus. For a limited time, The Great Courses plus is offering my listeners a chance to stream hundreds of their courses for FREE at <a href="https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/special-offer?utm_source=US_Radio&amp;utm_medium=RadioMiscellaneousRadio&amp;utm_campaign=129053">thegreatcoursesplus.com/REMEMBER</a>

You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild and passion project of Karina Longworth (founder of Cinematical.com, former film critic for LA Weekly), who writes, narrates, records and edits each episode. It is a heavily-researched work of creative nonfiction: navigating through conflicting reports, mythology, and institutionalized spin, Karina tries to sort out what really happened behind the films, stars and scandals of the 20th century.