Harold J. Salemson (September 30, 1910 - August 25, 1988) was a correspondent for newspapers, a film and book critic, as well as a publisher, editor, and translator.
Salemson was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended the University of Montpellier and the Sorbonne, having moved to France with his parents in 1922.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army immediately following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and served in the Army's Psychological Warfare Branch in North Africa and Italy, producing propaganda leaflets and radio broadcasts delivered to occupied Europe.
He appeared before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) in August 1955, accompanied by his lawyer Victor Rabinowitz,[5] but refused to denounce anyone and was fired from his job with Italian Film Export the following day.
[1] In 1966, Salemson became a book reviewer for Newsday and later taught film history courses at Long Island University's Brooklyn campus.