The Hollywood blacklist could be describe the "Dark Age" to U.S entertainment industry's development. It has a great impact to many actors, directors, musician and other U.S entertainment professionals. It also damage many artist's carrier, many artist was suspected supporting the Communist Party of the United State, and many of them can't get a job because they were on the blacklist. Although most of the artist were not communist, they were still on the list simply because of their names came up at the wrong place and time.
The first group of victim on the Hollywood blacklist were called the Hollywood Ten. The Hollywood ten refused to give testimony to the House Committee on Un-American Activities. After this incident happened, a group of studio executive fire the Hollywood Ten.
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