Introducing Hollywood Exiles
Oona Chaplin explores her grandfather Charlie’s exile from Hollywood. It followed a decades-long FBI campaign to root out communism in the US film industry.
History remembers Charlie Chaplin as Hollywood’s first superstar. At the height of his career, the FBI considered him and other figures from the film industry something else: a threat to the United States. His granddaughter, Oona Chaplin, tells the story of how Hollywood became a battleground for the soul of America. Hollywood Exiles is a story of glamour, duplicity, and the US government’s decades-long campaign to root out communism in Tinseltown. From the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service and CBC Podcasts. To listen to the full-length story, search for Hollywood Exiles wherever you get your Â鶹ԼÅÄ podcasts.
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