Removal of Robert Taylor’s Name From a Studio Building
Concerning the removal of Robert Taylor’s name from a Lorimar Studios building in Culver City (“4 Decades Later, Blacklist Furor Is Rekindled” by Shawn Pogatchnik, Dec. 1):
There doesn’t seem to be much difference in the behavior of the “witch hunters” on either side. Intolerance is intolerance.
Taylor was following his beliefs when he testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. The fact that he was misguided about what was a danger to the country doesn’t negate his contribution to the movie industry.
It appears that while Lorimar doesn’t agree with Joe McCarthy’s politics, it’s willing to adopt his tactics.
BILL SERANTONI, Thousand Oaks
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