Description
Author Robert Vaughn
Publisher Limelight; 1st Edition 1996 signed by the author
Binding Paperback
Condition Extra Fine
Summary
Author Robert Vaughn
Publisher Limelight; 1st Edition 1996 signed by the author
Binding Paperback
Condition Extra Fine
Summary
This extra fine, author-signed first Limelight edition of Only Victims (1996) is an exceptional copy of Robert Vaughn’s landmark study of Hollywood blacklisting. Featuring a foreword by Senator George McGovern, this edition stands at the intersection of film history, political history, and cultural memory.
Vaughn—already a celebrated actor from The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and an outspoken political activist of the 1960s—brings scholarly rigor to this definitive examination of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Drawing from transcripts, behind-the-scenes accounts, and extensive research, he exposes the human cost of the blacklist era: careers destroyed, creativity suppressed, and the chilling effects of fear on American artistic life.
This copy is in extra fine, unread condition, with no creasing or wear, and bears Vaughn’s bold signature on the About the Author page, dated 7/18/02. Signed copies in this condition are seldom encountered, making it a standout piece for collectors of:
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Hollywood history
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Political history
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The Cold War era
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Civil liberties and First Amendment scholarship
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Signed celebrity editions
A compelling collectible that preserves one of the most crucial cautionary chapters of American entertainment—and one of the most important works written by a major Hollywood figure who lived it from the inside.
Robert Vaughn gained worldwide recognition when he starred in the smash hit series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Equally important was his involvement in the politics of the 1960s. The first actor to publicly speak out against the war in Vietnam, he served as national chairman of Dissenting Democrats, the largest antiwar organization in the U.S. He gave hundreds of speeches denouncing the war, debated William F. Buckley on national TV, and helped persuade his friend Robert F. Kennedy to run for president in 1968---only to see the race end in tragedy.
