Maurice Rapf's guest appearances

Maurice Rapf

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Rian Johnson

Rob Lowe

Sean Young

Ida Lupino

Paul Robeson

Orson Welles

Barbra Streisand

Katharine Hepburn

Vanessa Williams

Hedy Lamarr

Dorothy Parker

Ronald Reagan

Mia Farrow

Marlon Brando

Lena Horne

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Concerned that his movie about a former slave devoting his life to a white child’s emotional needs might be perceived as racist, Walt Disney hired known Communist Maurice Rapf to rewrite Song of the South. Rapf, the son of an MGM exec, was radicalized as a college student, and shortly after Song of the South was released, he was blacklisted. Today we’ll discuss Rapf’s life and career, and talk about how white leftists in Hollywood tried to subvert the industry’s racial status quo -- and how their mission to “make movies less bad” led to their own persecution.  This episode is sponsored by Parcast - Mythology (www.parcast.com/MYTHOLOGY).  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Concerned that his movie about a former slave devoting his life to a white child’s emotional needs might be perceived as racist, Walt Disney hired known Communist Maurice Rapf to rewrite Song of the South. Rapf, the son of an MGM exec, was radicalized as a college student, and shortly after Song of the South was released, he was blacklisted. Today we’ll discuss Rapf’s life and career, and talk about how white leftists in Hollywood tried to subvert the industry’s racial status quo -- and how their mission to “make movies less bad” led to their own persecution.  This episode is sponsored by Parcast - Mythology (<a href="http://www.parcast.com/MYTHOLOGY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.parcast.com/MYTHOLOGY</a>). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

149: White Allies and the Blacklist: Maurice Rapf (Six Degrees of Song of the South, Episode 4)