Frank Pease, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American activist
Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1879
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 12-Jan-1959
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Frank Pease
- Major Frank Pease (September 22, 1879 - January 12, 1959) was president of the Hollywood Technical Directors Institute, an anti-communist activist organization during the 1920s and 1930s.
- His was best known for his opposition to Sergei Eisenstein's presence in the United States while the filmmaker was on contract with Paramount Studios.
- Due to Pease's campaign against the Russian filmmaker, the Fish Committee (predecessor to the House Un-American Activities Committee) investigated Eisenstein for contaminating American cinema with communist propaganda.
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