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Jean Muir

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Jean Muir was an American actress with more than 30 films and eight Broadway credits who in 1950 became the first person in the field of broadcasting to be blacklisted. On Aug. 27, 1950, Ms. Muir was preparing to appear in the role of Mother Aldrich in the premiere episode of “The Aldrich Family” Television Show, when the show was abruptly canceled by NBC and the shows sponsor, General Foods Corporation. The abrupt cancellation was due to angry calls and telegrams from readers of the “Red Channels”, a pamphlet that had included Ms. Muir on a list of suspected Communists and Communist sympathizers in television and radio. Although she denied being a communist, the shows sponsor said that although they had no opinion on the accuracy of the charges, that they stood by their decision because she was “a controversial personality.”

From 1966 to 1976 she taught drama at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. After retiring, she taught occasionally at several other colleges and universities, including the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

• Born: Jean Muir Fullarton, February 13, 1911 Suffern, New York, U.S.
• Died: July 23, 1996 (aged 85) Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
• Occupations: Film Actor, Stage Actor, and College Teacher

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