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John Henry Faulk (August 21, 1913 – April 9, 1990) was an American storyteller and radio show host. His successful lawsuit against the entertainment industry helped to bring an end to the Hollywood blacklist .
Apr 10, 1990 · John Henry Faulk, a Southern humorist and raconteur whose successful libel suit against Aware Inc. in 1962 broke the stranglehold of McCarthy-era blacklisters on the entertainment industry,...
Jul 29, 2015 · Learn about John Henry Faulk, a legendary humorist who fought against the blacklist and defended the U.S. Constitution in the 1950s. Watch his interviews with Bill Moyers and Studs Terkel, and listen to his radio shows and comedy routines.
John Henry Faulk was born on 21 August 1913 in Austin, Texas, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), All the Way Home (1963) and The Best Man (1964). He was married to Elizabeth Peake, Lynn Smith and Harriet Elizabeth Wood.
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Jun 27, 2014 · John Henry Faulk was a popular radio personality and a left-wing activist who fought the Hollywood blacklist in the Fifties. He won a record judgment in a libel case that helped end the witch hunt of communist sympathizers in the entertainment industry.
Apr 11, 1990 · John Henry Faulk, the pipe-smoking Texas humorist who exposed and defeated the entertainment profession’s McCarthy era blacklisting system, has died at his Austin home. He was 76.
John Henry Faulk was an actor and writer who starred in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and other films. He was also a radio personality who fought against the blacklist and won a landmark lawsuit against Aware, Inc.
