[Typed letter, signed, from Phil Tyrell to Walter Winchell regarding actors with alleged Communist ties]

Title: [Typed letter, signed, from Phil Tyrell to Walter Winchell regarding actors with alleged Communist ties]

Author: Tyrrell, Phil

Publication: Chicago: , 1955.

Description: Typed letter, signed, regarding actors alleged to have Communist ties, sent from Phil Tyrrell to Walter Winchell, renowned newspaper gossip columnist, dated February 14, 1955. On letterhead of The House of Tyrrell Entertainment Enterprises in Chicago. The letter was written during the Red Scare of the McCarthy era and a period of Hollywood blacklisting. In response to a column by Winchell, who supported McCarthy, Tyrrell lists the names of actors, writers, directors, and others in the New York theater scene that he claims are "flaming red" or belong "to every commie front." 2 sheets (typed on recto only, stapled at head); 8.5 x 11 inches. Mailing folds, a tiny chip on one edge, and light toning and soiling. Very Good.