HOLLYWOOD and the RED SCARE: the Deportation of Hanns Eisle
HOLLYWOOD and the RED SCARE: the Deportation of Hanns Eisle
A concert
February 22, 2020
8 p.m.
Winifred Smith Hall
Austrian composer Hanns Eisler settled in the United States in 1938 after fleeing National Socialism in Germany. He found success in Hollywood, writing numerous film scores, and continued to write songs and orchestral works.