Emmys: Director Sharon Grimberg On Her Documentary About “Reckless, Power-Hungry” Joe McCarthy, And Parallels To Today
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deadline.comMatthew Carey The late Senator Joseph McCarthy was born in Wisconsin in the town of Grand Chute—French for “great fall.” He would indeed suffer a great fall, tumbling from the heights of power and prominence in the 1950s to an ignominious end, the disgraced namesake of an ugly set of political tactics known as McCarthyism.How McCarthy (1908-1957) ascended to power as an anti-Communist crusader, then presided over a campaign of fear and intimidation, is told in the documentary McCarthy, written, directed and produced by Sharon Grimberg.
The film, which aired as part of the PBS history series American Experience, is now contending for Emmy nominations in multiple categories including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, directing,.
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