testified before the California Legislature's Joint Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities (the Tenney Committee), but there was insufficient evidence that he was tied to the Communist Party. The CSU strike of 1945, which Sorrell had led, was actively opposed by the Communist Party USA. In 1947, Walt Disney testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities that he "believed at that time that Mr. Sorrell was a Communist because of all the things that I had heard and having seen his name appearing on a number of Commie front things." Sorrell is also responsible for the rumor of Disney's anti-Semitism, possibly as retaliation for testifying to the committee on Un-American Activities. In 1953, in an actor's lawsuit, Sorrell testified that he was never a communist, but he felt free to spend communist money. References Sources Pintar, Laurie C. (1996) "Herbert K. Sorrell as the grade-B hero: militancy and masculinity in the studios" Labor History 37(Summer): pp. 392–416 "Painters Strengthen Labor Ties" in December 1941 Screen Actor Magazine. External links Excerpt from Reagan's War: The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism by Peter Schweizer Washington Post November 25, 2002; "Review of Class Struggle In Hollywood, 1930-1950: Moguls, Mobsters, Stars, Reds, & Trade Unionists" Politics and Culture by Amitava Kumar and Michael Ryan; 1897 births 1973 deaths Victims of McCarthyism Trade unionists from California People from Henry County, Missouri