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by David Lee Guss
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Purchase a tote bag featuring the photograph "John Garfield Publicity Photo Film Noir Force Of Evil 1948-2010 #2" by David Lee Guss. Our tote bags are made from soft, durable, poly-poplin fabric and include a 1" black strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double-stitched for added durability. Each tote bag is machine-washable in cold water and is printed on both sides using the same image.
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John Garfield, born Jules Garfinkle, was known as Julie, by his friends. His was the most prominent film career destroyed by the infamous black list.... more
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John Garfield, born Jules Garfinkle, was known as Julie, by his friends. His was the most prominent film career destroyed by the infamous black list. He refused to name names before the House Un-American Activities Committee. The stress and a weak heart caused his premature death at 39 in 1952. He remains one of my favorite screen actors.
This is a publicity photo from the 1948 film noir "Force of Evil" which Garfield produced. The film's director Abraham Polonsky was blacklisted for twenty years.
I first became obsessed with photography and motion pictures while growing up in post WW2 Manila in the Philippine Islands in the late 1940's/early 1950's. Film noirs were a particular influence. But my first love remains the theater. I acted in numerous amateur productions from 1958 to 1978. In 1979 I earned a MA in drama from the University of Arizona; earlier getting a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, where I co-founded the first film society on campus and ran it for four years. While at the U of A, I studied with the master black and white photo essayist W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978) the last year of his life. I am the last person cited in Jim Hughes' definitive biography of Gene, as I wrote about attending his final...
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