Frank Pease, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frank Pease

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


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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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