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“I did not apeak, however, I was asked to sing by a menber of the program comnittee, waose name I can't renenbder, As an entertainer, J have been asked by hundreds of organtzations Guring the past seven years to appear at benefitea, the nanes of the individuals requesting ay appearance hcg long since beer forgotten with tala event as well as nunerous others such as the Catholic Fouts Organization, S'Sa_grith Brotherhaod Neek, fed Cross, Cerebral Palsy, deart Campatgn, Pittsburgh Couriea, Bornens Clubs that I appeared on, JI only renenuder thie ae one of over a hundred benefit appearances I have nade end Just . another benefite : _ “Sa PE 9/17/47 = One Lorothy Landridge, actress, on ballot for exzecutive board of dollywood arts, Sciences and Pro/esstonae Council, “1 was ¢ meaber of the Hollywood 4pta, Sctences and Profeastons “ounctl, J voluntarily becane a menbder when read that several prouinent personaltttes tn show bustnees were active, such as 4] Jarvis and Norman “Corwin, J believed tt would further my career and that {t would kelp mexnbera of ny race, J never held nor sought an office with this organization wee. nor wos J an active menber, 4a i have not been participating tn this nor paid any cues for many yeare, I have written then a letter of resignation as of taiae date so as to avoid there —. being any possibility of theg considering ne a member, ~My PE 9/10/48 One Dorothy Dandridge etudent at 4ctora? Labs "iea, I jotned the Actore! Lab because tata workshop was one af the few outlets available to a young actress of Ry race seeking actual workehop traintay. «Attending the Lad was in dtreot relationsatp with my theatrical anbitton. , "Se Pi 9/4/51 One Dorothy Landrtdge, young Xegro Actress, atudent at the Lad kas commented ‘43 an actreas and student of the Lab, I am anzrious to know whether Hedda dopper considera the denocratte poltcy of the Lab, wherein studente are accepted onability, a@ aubveraive policys Jf she does, she advocates a poltcy which ts un-American and subversive and fans the flames of race hatred, ’ . | "I noticed the date of this alleged quotation ta 1951. First of all, J was not a student at the Lab at thts tine and te - 2 -