Martin Gang
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Martin Gang (March 12, 1901 – January 29, 1998) was an American lawyer who fought against the 1940s and 1950s Hollywood blacklist. From 1931 to his death, he was a partner in the American law firm now known as Gang, Tyre, Ramer, and Brown (originally Gang, Kopp, and Brown). In the 1950s, Gang was known for providing legal representation to movie industry workers who declined to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee and was a leading member of the American Jewish Committee. He was portrayed in the 1991 movie Guilty by Suspicion.
Martin rescued members of his extended family living in Vienna, Austria from Hitler's Holocaust. This is documented in the movie Auf Wiedersehen: ’Til We Meet Again.
Gang fought against the Hollywood blacklist from its start in 1947 to its end. In 1950, Gang was retained by a faction of the Screen Directors Guild fighting efforts by another faction to impose a loyalty oath on members. In 1951, Gang represented Gene Autry in a lawsuit against Republic Studios that strengthened actors' independence from their studio employers. Other prominent clients included George Burns, Bob Hope, Olivia de Havilland, Myrna Loy, Lucille Ball, and Frank Sinatra.
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- "Martin Gang", Variety, February 9, 1998
- Robert Seidenberg (March 10, 1991), "Film: An Actor Relives a Tumultuous Past", The New York Times
- "Hollywood divided by loyalty pledge issue", The New York Times, October 22, 1950
- "Autry Also To Sue On TV Movie Sales", The New York Times, October 24, 1951
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