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I believed that I was being forced to sacrifice my family and my career in defense of the Communist Party, from which I had long been separated and which I had grown to dislike and distrust.

Edward Dmytryk

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Edward Dmytryk
Age: 90 †
Born: 1908
Born: September 4
Died: 1999
Died: July 1
Film Director
Film Editor
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Grand Forks
British Columbia
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Communist
Family
Forced
Long
Grown
Believed
Defense
Sacrifice
Separated
Career
Distrust
Careers
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