John Howard Lawson

John Howard Lawson (September 25, 1894 – August 11, 1977) was an American playwright and screenwriter. A communist, he is remembered as one of the "Hollywood Ten", who were blacklisted for refusing to give testimony to the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Quotes I am not on trial here, Mr. Chairman. This committee is on trial here before the American people. Let us get that straight. To Committee Chairman, J. Parnell Thomas), testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) of the US House of Representatives (October 27, 1947). You believe in freedom of speech for communists because what they say is true. You do not believe in freedom of speech for fascists because what they say is a lie. Edward Dmytryk Odd Man Out: a Memoir of the Hollywood Ten 1996 Southern Illinois University Press Carbondale, Illinois, USA 0-8093-1999-3 https://archive.org/details/oddmanoutmemoiro0000dmyt_j8j0/page/114/mode/2up?view=theater 114 Speaking to the rest of the Hollywood Ten during their preparation for testimony, in answer to a hypothetical prosecution ploy, "Do you believe in free speech for fascists?" External links Category:1894 births Category:1977 deaths Category:Jews from the United States Category:Screenwriters from the United States Category:Communists Category:People from New York City Category:Playwrights from the United States