Albert Maltz, The Journey of Simon McKeever

Patrick Chura (University of Akron)

Ed. by Patrick Chura, University of Akron
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: American (US) Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Sofia Ahlberg (Uppsala University), Patrick Chura (University of Akron), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Christopher Hugh Gair (University of Glasgow), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

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First circulation or publication 1949

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The official release date of Albert Maltz’s third novel was 9 May 1949. Several weeks before that date, the book had already created controversy. Should Maltz, a known “Red” and one of the ten “unfriendly” film industry witnesses before the U.S. House un-American Activities Committee, be allowed to earn money in Hollywood? How had he even been allowed to publish a novel? Shouldn’t he be in prison?

These and other questions were addressed on 24 May, when The Daily Compass, a New York leftist tabloid specializing in investigative journalism, published its findings. Under the title “Story Behind New Maltz Ban”, the paper reported that The Journey of Simon McKeever had been purchased in March by Twentieth Century-Fox for $35,000. Since Maltz was one of the ten Hollywood

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Citation: Chura, Patrick. "The Journey of Simon McKeever". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 09 October 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=41562, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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