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3 unusual facts about Hannah Weinstein


Hannah Weinstein

Weinstein hired American writers who had been blacklisted by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee hearings (Waldo Salt, Ring Lardner Jr., Ian McLellan Hunter and others), using pseudonyms, and instituted elaborate security measures to ensure that the writers' true identities remained secret.

Weinstein created and executive produced The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–59), starring Richard Greene.

Joan LaCour Scott

Producer Hannah Weinstein, who had fled Hollywood when the blacklist began, was hiring blacklisted writers for work with her new production company, Sapphire Films, in England.



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