John Howard Lawson
Videos
John Howard Lawson was an American playwright, screenwriter, arts critic, and cultural historian. After enjoying a relatively successful career writing plays that were staged on and off Broadway in th
Portrait by Harris & Ewing
"The Hollywood Ten" stand with their attorneys outside district court in Washington, D.C. before arraignment on contempt of Congress charges. The ten were charged for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee. (Front row, L-R): Herbert Biberman, attorney Martin Popper, attorney Robert W. Kenny, Albert Maltz and Lester Cole. (Second row, L-R): Dalton Trumbo, John Howard Lawson, Alvah Bessie and Samuel Ornitz. (Top row, L-R):
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas shown in 1939
Lawson on the cover of Masses & Mainstream, April 1951
Robert W. Kenny
Videos
Robert Walker Kenny, 21st Attorney General of California, was "a colorful figure in state politics for many years", who in 1946 ran unsuccessfully against Earl Warren for state governor.
Kenny c. 1938
Judge Kenny in court c. 1931–1939
Kenny speaks at a Democrats for Wallace meeting in Fresno, July 19, 1947