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	Herbert Biberman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Biberman and his fellow Ten went to jail over their contempt convictions, Biberman for six months.
		Dmytryk ultimately cooperated with the House committee, but Biberman and the others were fllisted by official Hollywood movie studio bosses.
		Herbert Biberman died from bone cancer in 1971 in New York City.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Herbert_Biberman (542 words)

	film
		Biberman and his fllisted IPC partners, Paul Jerrico, Michael Wilson and Adrian Scott, made 'Salt of the Earth in 1953, during the hysteria of the Cold War and the height of McCarthyism.
		Biberman, who died in 1971, was one of the founders of the guild.
		Writer/director Karl Francis was engrossed with Herbert Biberman, and especially the life-threatening difficulties he faced while shooting 'Salt of the Earth'.
	www.50connect.co.uk /50c/film.asp?article=1703 (1201 words)

	The Hollywood Ten
		Biberman was educated at the University of Pennsylvania.
		Biberman refused to confirm or deny the allegations and in 1950 was sentenced to 6 months in prison and banished from Hollywood.
		Biberman's wife Gale Sondergaard was similarly accused and she too refused to testify.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /MRC/blacklist.html (2650 words)

	GERAINT WYN DAVIES FAN CLUB
		To tumultuous applause, actress Gale Sondergaard (Greta Scacchi), wife of director Herbert Biberman (Jeff Goldblum) wins an Oscar, heralding her arrival as a leading actress of Hollywood's golden age.
		A bittersweet legacy to the achievements of Herbert and Gale.
		In the scene, Biberman is responding to questions from the HUAC chairman such as "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist party?" Goldblum explains: "Biberman says 'Okay, now Mr.
	www.gwdfc.org /y/OHTnotes.html (3873 words)

	may day
		Biberman and his wife Gale Sondergaard were both targeted by HUAC.
		Biberman turns dogma into drama in the story of New Mexico mineworkers on strike.
		At times, Biberman's direction is didactic-in one montage that Sergei Eisenstein would love, Biberman juxtaposes Ramon's beating by the strikebreakers with Esperanza's birthing-but the film is a strong, committed statement.
	alt.tcm.turner.com /MONTH_SPOTS/99/05/may_day.htm (641 words)

	saltoftheearth
		Even though it at times is didactic, the acting is wooden and Biberman is not a very imaginative director, it still has value not only as a message film but for its entertainment.
		But its real worth is for its sheer balls to challenge the usual way Hollywood films sugar-coated labor problems between the bosses and the workers and how necessarily daring it was for the filmmakers in raising questions about racism and feminism at a time when that wasn't done.
		Biberman's film does a nice job focusing on the economic trap their decent Mexican-American mining family endures and puts a human face on their plight, making them a symbol for all those others suffering in the same way.
	www.sover.net /~ozus/saltoftheearth.htm (558 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As most of you know, I’ve been working on a biography of Herbert Biberman, vocal member of the Hollywood Ten and great-uncle something like twice removed on my father’s side.
		It was also the end of the golden decade for Soviet artists, writers and performers--just on the cusp of Stalin’s impending crackdown on cultural life that would begin in 1928.
		Twenty-seven-year-old Herbert had traveled to Moscow to study Soviet theater, which had become his passion while doing graduate work in drama at Yale.
	www.expage.com /myuncle (404 words)

	One of the Hollywood Ten: Blumquarters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is the true story of fllisted Hollywood director Herbert J. Biberman (played by Jeff), who was jailed during the McCarthy era for refusing to answer Congressional questions.
		After Biberman served his six-month prison sentence, he went on to direct the historic docudrama "Salt of the Earth" (USA/1956), about striking New Mexican miners.
		The smaller is an actual photo of Herbert J. Biberman.
	www.goldblum.com /html/hollywood10.shtml (89 words)

	Herbert J Biberman Biography :: Hollywood.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		After serving a six-month jail term for contempt of Congress, Biberman made "Salt of the Earth" (1954), a potent socialist drama about striking New Mexico mineworkers.
		The film earned critical acclaim in Europe but, due to continued fllisting, did not enjoy general US release until 1965.
		Biberman was married to actress Gale Sondergaard from 1930.
	www.hollywood.com /celebs/fulldetail/id/199655 (221 words)

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		The highlight of the conference was the Saturday screening of the acclaimed film "Salt of the Earth," filmed in New Mexico and soon to be celebrating its 50th anniversary.
		Director Biberman's political stance, his desire to give working women an authentic voice in determining the course of their lives, his longing for justice for the oppressed miners, and the climate of fear that infected Hollywood in the 1950s provided topics for a give-and-take that lasted well into the night.
		The courage that Herbert Biberman showed was indeed in short supply in those years.
	www.nmjewishhistory.org /feb03/feb03-1.htm (488 words)

	Rosaura Revueltas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Revueltas was one of the few established actors in that film, all the other roles, including that of her husband Ramon, were played by actual miners, some who had taken part in the real life strikes.
		Director Herbert J. Biberman was part of the infamous Hollywood Ten.
		The film focuses on Herbert Biberman being fllisted in Hollywood, and also includes a segment on Salt of the Earth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rosaura_Revueltas (1164 words)

	Gale Sondergaard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This included Gondergaard and her husband Herbert Biberman.
		Biberman appeared before the HUAC on 29th October, 1947, but like, Alvah Bessie, Lester Cole, Albert Maltz, Adrian Scott, Dalton Trumbo, Edward Dmytryk, Ring Lardner Jr., Samuel Ornitz and John Howard Lawson, he refused to answer any questions.
		The House of Un-American Activities Committee and the courts during appeals disagreed and all were found guilty of contempt of Congress and Herbert Biberman was sentenced to six months in Texarkana Prison and fined $1,000.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAsonder.htm (260 words)

	Salt of the Earth by Herbert Biberman (1954)
		Salt of the Earth by Herbert Biberman (1954)
		The principals—producer Paul Jarrico, director Herbert Biberman, and screenwriter Michael Wilson—each visited the union community in Southwest New Mexico and spoke at length with strikers, picketers, and union organizers.
		When it came time for casting, most of the miners and their families were played by miners and their families.
	www.hu.mtu.edu /~smbosche/courses/read/1.htm (846 words)

	TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES
		The project started with director Herbert J. Biberman who was a member of the infamous Hollywood Ten and had served 6 months in jail for being an uncooperative witness.
		Blacklisted in Hollywood, Biberman joined forces with producer Paul Jarrico, another film industry expatriate, to create a production company where those on the fllist could have a chance to work.
		After eight labs refused to process the film, Biberman finally had to submit the reels under the title "Vaya Con Dios" to even get a print made.
	www.tcm.com /thismonth/article.jsp?cid=18772 (723 words)

	Herbert Biberman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		and the courts during appeals disagreed and all were found guilty of contempt of Congress and Biberman was sentenced to six months in Texarkana Prison and fined $1,000.
		Although the film earned critical acclaim in Europe, winning awards in France and Czechoslovakia, it was not allowed to be shown in the United States until 1965.
		I and Herbert Biberman and Adrian Scott, both of whom were - had been members of the Hollywood Ten and were fllisted, of course, formed a company to try to use the growing pool of talent of the fllistees.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAbiberman.htm (624 words)

	Fictionwise eBooks: Salt of the Earth: The Story of a Film by James Monaco & Herbert Biberman
		Director Herbert Biberman and his colleagues Michael Wilson and Paul Jarrico struggled for a dozen years to get their film shown in the U.S. Biberman's account of the making of Salt of the Earth and the lengthy battle to get the film seen was first published in 1965.
		Salt of the Earth: The Story of a Film, director Herbert Biberman's dramatic and wise saga of the film's notorious passage into history, is likely the most revealing and instructive narrative of the film business in the last fifty years.
		The story begins during the dark days of the fllist and the Hollywood Ten, takes us through the adventurous production of an exciting and resonant film, continues with the valiant struggle to get the film seen, and concludes with the lengthy and persistent battle to achieve retribution in the courts.
	www.fictionwise.com /ebooks/eBook21388.htm (294 words)

	FileRoom.org - Herbert J. Biberman, American director, Salt of the Earth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Description of Artwork: "Salt of the Earth" tells the story of the Empire Zinc strike of 1950-52, conducted by the Local 890, the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers.
		Description of Incident: Biberman, a fllisted director, joined other fllisted film makers to form the Independent Productions Corporation (IPC) to produce "Salt of the Earth." Before production began, Biberman was denied a union film crew by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
		The lead actress, a Mexican citizen named Rosaura Revuelta, was deported to Mexico by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
	www.thefileroom.org /html/828.html (214 words)

	Salt Of The Earth DVD :: AK Press
		After vicious beatings and the suffering of the miners' families, the wives and mothers of the striking workers take over the picket line in a final demand for justice.
		Salt Of The Earth was produced, directed, and written by victims of the 1950s anti-Communist fllisting, including Herbert Biberman—one of the "Hollywood Ten" who was jailed for refusing to cooperate with Congressional inquiries.
		With the notable exception of Will Greer (Grandpa on The Waltons) the cast is almost entirely comprised of workers who participated in the real life strike on which the story is based.
	www.akpress.org /2005/items/saltoftheearthdvd?affiliate_id=2596 (262 words)

	masterrace
		It's directed and co-written by Herbert Biberman and based on his story.
		It offers a premature warning that the Nazis will lose the war, but their cause is not dead if the free world is not vigilant in their peacetime efforts to stop the
		Biberman's film annoys by patting itself on the back for stating the obvious about the Nazi monsters.
	www.sover.net /~ozus/masterrace.htm (431 words)

	Herbert J. Biberman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Herbert J. Biberman, the progressive producer, director and screenwriter...
		Action in Arabia (1944) (original screenplay) (as Herbert Biberman)
		Find where Herbert J. Biberman is credited alongside another name
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0080868 (149 words)

	Amazon.com: Salt of the Earth: DVD: Rosaura Revueltas,Will Geer,David Wolfe,Mervin Williams,David Sarvis,Juan ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Directed by Herbert Biberman, one of the Hollywood Ten, Salt of the Earth was chosen by the Library of Congress as one of only 100 films to be preserved for posterity.
		Salt of the Earth: The Story of a Film, Fiftieth Anniversary Edition by Herbert Biberman $18.96
		Herbert J. Biberman - Director, Michael Biberman - Writer, Michael Wilson - Writer, Adolfo Barela - Producer (producer), Sonja Dahl Biberman - Producer (producer), Paul Jarrico - Producer (producer)...
	www.amazon.com /Salt-Earth-Herbert-J-Biberman/dp/6304863365 (2453 words)

	Biography & Autobiography ebooks \| Salt of the Earth ebook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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		The film is now regarded as an American classic - one of the first films to be added to the National Film Registry.
	www.ebookimpressions.com /products.asp?recnumber=4880 (233 words)

	labor books
		Salt of the Earth: The Story of a Film
		A new edition of Director Herbert Biberman's dramatic story of the making of Salt of the Earth, the classic film based on a 1950 New Mexico zinc miners' strike.
		Contains the lyrics and chords, but no chords, to 1200 songs, many of which deal with labor and struggle.
	www.laborheritage.org /books.htm (1265 words)

	Harbor Electronic Publishing
		Made during the height of the McCarthy era by a group of fllisted filmmakers who were among the best and the brightest Hollywood talent of the day, Salt of the Earth is itself a powerful and emotionally charged feature-length film.
		This 50th Anniversary edition of the story of the making of the film (written by director Herbert Biberman) restores to circulation what is likely the most important "making of" book ever published.
		How to Read a Film: Multimedia Edition (Book + DVD-ROM)
	www.hepdigital.com (819 words)

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