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ce tnd weiss bent canbe nent n cies oka Dh ink Mee August 17, 1961 mes SRORM | “TTOV CONTAINED < _ Fo P< Sn a ne aw ~ LAS Sy 5 Denke [ie we 2 ot "DANNY KAYE wae 1s} a ea ey _ DATB_ Boos pe An article in the newegarey EM on July 16, 1945, 2. a ~ quoted Sylvia Fine, wife of Danny Kaye, ‘as stating that her husband Y - ".. was treasurer of the Hollywood Section of the Independent Citizens : "Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions (ICCASP) and that — . Sylvia was an executive board member. The ICCASP has been cited | _ by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA) « asa communist front. sy ™ +> Phe “Dally People's World, " in the issue of September 26, 1945, carried an article reflecting that the Fall . .. semester of the Hollywood Branch of the People's Educational Center opened on September 24, 1945, and that the emphasis of the teaching program would be upon peace and postwar problems and new cultural horizons. Particular publicity was given to the motion picture industry which had brought before the students film personalities, among whom was Danny Kaye. It is noted that the "Daily People’s World" was a west coast daily communist publication and the People's Educational Center has been designated by the Attorney General pursuant to Executive Order 10450. - "The Washington Post" of October 27, 1947, contained . a statement of the Committee for the First Amendment (CFA) which = protested "the continuing attempt of the House Committee on “ Un-American Activities to smear the motion picture industry."" Among those signing this statement was Danny Kaye. The CFA has been cited by the California Committee on Un-American Activities in its 1948 Report as follows: “A recently created Communist front in the defense of Communists and Communist fellow travelers. Its immediate purpose - .fs to create favorable public opinion for the Communists who refused to teatity before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in Washington, D . Cc" oo The “Daily Worker,” dated October 30, 1947, contained a Bele news article concerning a "Stop Censorship" meeting which was to be held. Callahan. on October 30, 1947, at the International Theater, Columbus Circle, / comet New York City. The purpose of this meeting, according to the article, Evans. was to protest the “House Un-American' hearings which were being Rosen conducted in Washington, D. C. The article continued to state that at PS i tra! aa NOTE: See Jones to DeLoach memo captioned "Inquiry from Senator Thomas os eee Kuchel Regarding Dansw. Kiye." aated 8-17-61. ~ Tolson . Belmont - Evans ~ b1e |