Biography

Alvah Cecil Bessie (June 4, 1904 – July 21, 1985) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter who was blacklisted by the movie studios for being one of the Hollywood Ten who refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He was a member of the Communist Party USA and participated in paramilitary activity as part of the Comintern's International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War.

Filmography

all 15

Movies 15

Writer 10

self 5

Self

Alvah Bessie

Biography

Filmography

all 15

Movies 15

Writer 10

self 5

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015)

Reagan (2011)

A War in Hollywood (2009)

Hard Traveling (1986)

Hollywood on Trial (1976)

The Sex Symbol (1974)

Spain Again (1969)

Passage West (1951)

The Hollywood Ten (1950)

Smart Woman (1948)

Ruthless (1948)

Hotel Berlin (1945)

Objective, Burma! (1945)

The Very Thought of You (1944)

Northern Pursuit (1943)

Information

Known ForWriting

GenderMale

Birthday1904-06-04

Deathday1985-07-21 (81 years old)

Birth PlaceNew York, New York, USA

CitizenshipsUnited States of America

Also Known AsAlvah Cecil Bessie

AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship

Credited with

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1904-06-04

Deathday
1985-07-21 (81 years old)

Birth Place
New York, New York, USA

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Alvah Cecil Bessie

Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship