Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death at age 48 in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period in the United States in which Cold War tensions fueled fears of widespread communist subversion. He alleged that numerous communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers had infiltrated the United States federal government, universities, film industry, and elsewhere. Ultimately he was censured by the Senate in 1954 for refusing to cooperate with and abusing members of the committee established to investigate whether or not he should be censured. The term "McCarthyism", coined in 1950 in reference to McCarthy's practices, was soon applied to similar anti-communist activities. Today the term is used more broadly to mean demagogic, reckless, and unsubstantiated accusations, as well as public attacks on the character or patriotism of political opponents.
Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death at age 48 in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period in the United States in which Cold War tensions fueled fears of widespread communist subversion. He alleged that numerous communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers had infiltrated the United States federal government, universities, film industry, and elsewhere. Ultimately he was censured by the Senate in 1954 for refusing to cooperate with and abusing members of the committee established to investigate whether or not he should be censured. The term "McCarthyism", coined in 1950 in reference to McCarthy's practices, was soon applied to similar anti-communist activities. Today the term is used more broadly to mean demagogic, reckless, and unsubstantiated accusations, as well as public attacks on the character or patriotism of political opponents.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/11/2021
The Soul of America
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/10/2020
McCarthy
Character:Self - (archive footage)
Release Date:06/01/2020
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/09/2019
Where's My Roy Cohn?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/09/2019
Coup 53
Character:Self - Politician (archive footage)
Release Date:01/09/2019
The Lavender Scare
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:07/06/2019
RBG
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/05/2018
RBG
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:04/05/2018
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:09/11/2017
Imminent Threat
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/09/2015
Ethel
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/01/2012
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/03/2008
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/2005
Heir To An Execution
Character:Self - Senator
Release Date:01/01/2004
The Day After Trinity
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/01/1981
McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1975
Hearts and Minds
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/12/1974
Grierson
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/09/1973
USA: danger from the right. Demoniac from Wisconsin
Character:Archive Footage
Release Date:01/06/1971
Point of Order!
Character:Self
Release Date:14/01/1964
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