BY FROMA HARROP In 1940, a Los Angeles jury released testimony linking James Cagney to the Communist Party, or at least to “communist members, sympathizers or heavy contributors.” He had supported something called the Hollywood Anti-Nazi League, apparently not knowing that it was a Soviet front. Until old age, Cagney was an unapologetic liberal, who had backed environmental and labor causes. But he was not a communist. Martin Dies, the red-hunting congressman from Texas, eventually […]
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