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=== Notable events === A key figure in the end of the blacklisting of McCarthyism was [[John Henry Faulk]]. Host of an afternoon comedy radio show, Faulk was a leftist active in his union, the [[American Federation of Television and Radio Artists]]. He was scrutinized by AWARE, Inc., one of the private firms that examined individuals for signs of communist "disloyalty". Marked by AWARE as unfit, he was fired by [[CBS Radio]]. Almost uniquely among the many victims of blacklisting, Faulk decided to sue AWARE in 1957 and finally won the case in 1962.<ref>{{cite book | last = Faulk | first = John Henry | title = Fear on Trial | url = https://archive.org/details/fearontrial0000faul | url-access = registration | publisher = University of Texas Press | year = 1963 | isbn = 029272442X}}</ref> With this court decision, the private blacklisters and those who used them were put on notice that they were [[Legal liability|legally liable]] for the professional and financial damage they caused. Although some informal blacklisting continued, the private "loyalty checking" agencies were soon a thing of the past.{{sfn|Fried|1997|p=197}} Even before the Faulk verdict, many in Hollywood had decided it was time to break the blacklist. In 1960, [[Dalton Trumbo]], one of the best known members of the [[Hollywood blacklist|Hollywood Ten]], was publicly credited with writing the films ''[[Exodus (1960 film)|Exodus]]'' and ''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]''.
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