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Hollywood Exiles
with Oona Chaplin
Episode 10: Exile
37 mins
March 25, 2024

Although the blacklist era ends, the scars remain. Dalton Trumbo discovers a backdoor to Hollywood screenwriting work. Families of Hollywood workers reckon with the fallout in generations to come. Charlie Chaplin is finally honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He returns to America to receive an Academy Award Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. Ellen Geer recalls the effects of the blacklist on her father Will Geer, who refused to expose his friends. Oona Chaplin reflects on the lasting effects of anti-communist fervour on her family and the wider culture. 

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