American Witchhunt: How the McCarthy Blacklist Annihilated the Hollywood Left The recent suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late night talk show by Disney and ABC has drawn parallels with the infamous Hollywood blacklist of the 1940s and 1950s.
However, a closer examination reveals that this is not merely a matter of coincidence, but rather a pattern that speaks volumes about the enduring influence of McCarthyism on American cultural politics.
The blacklisting of suspected communists in Hollywood during the McCarthy era was a notorious episode in American cultural history, resulting in the ostracization and exile of hundreds of film professionals.