Lloyd
Gough was born in New York on 21st September,
1907. He became a successful Broadway actor and in 1943 married the
Hollywood actress Karen
Morley.
The couple were active in various anti-fascist and trade union groups
during this period.
In
1947 Gough appeared in the film Body and
Soul (1947). This was followed by Black
Bart (1948), All My Sons
(1948), River Lady (1948), A
Southern Yankee (1948), The Babe
Ruth Story (1948), That Wonderful
Urge (1948), Tulsa
(1949), Roseanna McCoy (1949),
Tension (1949), Outside
the Wall (1950), Storm Warning
(1951), The Scarf (1951), Valentino
(1951) and Rancho Notorious (1952).
After
the Second World War the House
of Un-American Activities Committee began an investigation into
the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry. In November 1952, Gough and
Karen
Morley were
was
called before the HUAC. They both invoked the Fifth Amendment when
asked if
they were members of the American
Communist League. Blacklisted by the Hollywood studios, Gough
was unable to find work for many years.
Gough
returned to Hollywood in 1967 when he appeared in the film Tony
Rome. This was followed by Madigan
(1968), The Sweet Ride
(1968), Tell Them Willie Boy is Here
(1969), The Great White Hope (1970),
Executive Action (1973), Earthquake
(1974), The Front (1976), The
Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) and
House Calls (1978).
Lloyd
Gough died on 23rd July, 1984.
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