Hollywood played a prominent role during World War Two, producing movies to promote propaganda and boost morale. Among those released by the War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry were Women in Defense (1941) with Katherine Hepburn and written by Eleanor Roosevelt and The Battle of Midway (1942), directed by John Ford and academy award winner for best documentary. There were also cartoons featuring the seven dwarfs and Popeye, as well as films warning soldiers of the dangers of venereal disease films. Read more about Hollywood and WWII in A Brain. A Heart. The Nerve. (see NOVELS).
