Shadow of a Lion: A Novel of Hollywood Writers in Exile

by Anne Edwards

Book Overview

On September 23, 1947, a number of the film industry's leading writers, producers, and directors received subpoenas that summoned them to Washington to testify before the Un-American Activities Committee of the House of Representatives. The McCarthy era had begun--and with it the destruction of hundreds of careers. This bold, multidimensional novel recreates life in the inner circles of the film industry in Washington, Hollywood, and the major capitals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493047477
• ISBN13: 9781493047475
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.7"