I'm not speaking of the license to do sexy stuff. His former colleagues from the American Laboratory Theatre had started a new theatre team, named ‘The Group’.

He was active in liberal politics and was caught up in the Communist scare of the 1940s, resulting in blacklisting and inadequate work.

Blacklisted during the McCarthy "Red Scare" era in the early 1950s for his left-wing political beliefs, he adamantly refused to "name names" in testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in April 1951. Jacob Julius Garfinkle, popularly known as John Garfield was an American actor, best known for playing rebels and antiheroes on the big screen. |  [He died at 39.].

After the war, he appeared in several successful films like ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’ (1946), ‘Humoresque’ (1946), ‘Body and Soul’ (1947), and the Academy Award winner ‘Gentleman's Agreement’ (1947).
It ran for two weeks only but earned him the much needed recognition. Cavalcade of Stars: John Garfield, Kim Stanley, Paul Winchell & Jerry Mahoney, Piers Morgan Live: Episode dated 11 July 2012, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, My 25 Favorite Actors of Hollywood's Golden Era, The Top 25 Greatest Screen Actors of All Time. Jacob Julius Garfinkle, popularly known as John Garfield was an American actor, best known for playing rebels and antiheroes on the big screen. Children Katherine (1938-1945), David Garfield (1942-1995) and Julie Garfield (1946-). He also played the Jewish buddy of Gregory Peck's character in Elia Kazan's film about anti-Semitism, ‘Gentlemen's Agreement’ (1947). Later, he joined a series of street gangs and soon became a gang leader. As a result, he was blacklisted and his Hollywood career was terminated prematurely. I'm speaking of the license to present adult ideas and viewpoints, which we lack and which means in turn that many of our pictures lack intelligent content. Was a semifinalist in a Golden Gloves tournament. His father was a clothes presser and a part-time cantor.

When his Warner Bros. contract expired in 1946, he did not re-sign with the studio, opting to start his own independent production company instead. Garfield's widow Roberta married labor lawyer Sidney Cohn in 1954.
He was never a Communist, but before the House Committee he refused to name those from the industry who had been part of Un-American Activities. Around this period, Warner Bros approached him for a screen test but he declined. It was appreciated by the critics but failed to please the audience.

His funeral was attended by over ten thousand admirers and he was buried at Westchester Hills Cemetery, New York. As a result, he and his younger brother Max were sent to live with other relatives who were also poor.

The play written was ‘Golden Boy’ but instead of casting him in the lead, Luther Adler was cast instead. His stammering problem was taken care of by a teacher called Margaret O'Ryan.

[on his past associations with "progressive" causes] Actors are emotional.

As part of the Group Theatre Company, he was applauded for his role in ‘Awake and Sing’. .They taught me the business, and they made me a star. Finally, his father sent him to a school for problematic children. John Garfield is best remembered for his performance opposite Lana Turner in Tay Garnett's ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’ (1946). Embittered over this gesture, Garfield began to consider offers made by Hollywood. He was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard. In time, he got an immense appreciation for his performance, especially for the sceptical character, Mickey Borden in ‘Four Daughters’ (1938) and appeared in similar roles throughout his career. The play also starred Paul Muni and ran for several months. When approached earlier for screen tests by Hollywood studios, he had declined on the basis of being refused time off for stage work. Called to testify before the U.S. Congressional House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), he denied communistaffiliation and refused to "name names", effectivel… Soon, ‘The Group’ announced a production of Clifford Odets’ full length drama ‘Awake and Sing’ and he was cast as Ralph, the sensitive young son.

. In 1948, he also went back to Broadway and starred in ‘Skipper Next to God’. Annoyed about being refused the lead role in ‘Golden Boy’, he signed a contract with Warner Brothers, who changed his name to John Garfield. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros.' stars. Because of this disagreement, he often refused an assigned role and the studio refused him payment. Later, he won a scholarship to a drama school. He did admit to being a supporter of left-wing causes and during the 1930s had spoken at Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee meetings and in the 1948 Presidential Election he had advocated the election of Henry Wallace , the Progressive Party candidate. He was found dead of a heart attack in the apartment of a former showgirl, Buried at Westchester Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.