Eric Johnston
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 Eric Johnston    (businessman, CIA asset) | |
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| Born | December 21, 1896 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | August 22, 1963 (Age 66) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Eric Allen Johnston was a business owner, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, a Republican Party activist, president of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and a U.S. government special projects administrator and envoy for both Democratic and Republican administrations. As president of the MPAA, he abbreviated the organization's name, convened the closed-door meeting of motion picture company executives at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel that led to Waldorf Statement in 1947 and the Hollywood blacklist, and discreetly liberalized the Motion Picture Production Code. He sat as president of the MPAA until his death in 1963.[1]
Activities
He was also, it seems, a CIA asset.[2]
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