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Harvey Matusow

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S. | party = Communist Party USA (1947–1950) | known_for = Recanted testimony against communist activists | spouse = "Around a dozen", including
}} }} Harvey Job Matusow (October 3, 1926 – January 17, 2002) was an American communist who became an informer for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and subsequently a paid witness for a variety of anti-subversion bodies, including the House Un-American Activities Committee, before eventually recanting the bulk of his testimony. These activities led to his own perjury conviction and a prison sentence. His McCarthy era activities overshadowed his later work as an artist, actor and producer. Provided by Wikipedia