Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Eric Bentley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1994

In the mid-1950's, the House Un-American Activities Committee began investigating communist influence in the entertainment industry. This searing docudrama from actual transcripts of the hearings reveals how decent people were persuaded to "name names," and the steep price paid by those who refused.

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The acting throughout was of a terrific vigour and clarity, with Robert Foxworth quite exceptional as the actor Larry Parks, weak, terrified, mercilessly pressurised by the committee, and James Earl Jones absolutely majestic as the great Paul Robson. -- Glasgow Herald

About the Author

Eric Bentley, (born September 14, 1916 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) is a renowned critic, playwright, singer, editor and translator. He became an American citizen in 1948, and currently lives in New York City. In 1998 he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame; he is also a member of the New York Theater Hall of Fame, in recognition of his years of performances in cabarets. He has written many critical books, including A Century of Hero-Worship, The Playwright as Thinker, Bernard Shaw, What is Theatre?, The Life of the Drama, Theatre of War, Brecht Commentaries, and Thinking about the Playwright. He has also edited The Importance Of Scrutiny (1964), a collection of pieces from a now defunct critical magazine, and Thirty Years of Treason: Excerpts from Hearings Before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1938 1968 (1971); his most produced play, Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been (more properly Are You Now or Have You Ever Been: The Investigations of Show-Business by the Un-American Activities Committee 1947-1958), published in 1972, was based on these texts. Another play, Lord Alfred's Lover, treats on Oscar Wilde. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: L. A. Theatre Works; Unabridged edition (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580810551
• ISBN-13: 978-1580810555
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,483,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling Reminder, August 7, 2006

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This review is from: Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been (Audio Cassette)

Though I had read Eric Bentley's compilation of the HUAC hearings ("Thirty Years of Treason"), it was not as chilling as this dramatic reenactment of some of the more intriguing testimony. I wish it were on a CD instead of an audio tape, however.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Are you now or have you ever been?, June 22, 2001

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This review is from: Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been (Audio Cassette)

Spy's? History? Real life? What could be better? Beautifully acted!!