The Playboy Panel: Sex And Censorship In Literature And The Arts

July, 1961

PanelistsJudge Thurman Arnold heads the Washington law firm of Arnold, Fortas and Porter. He has had a long career in government, including the posts of Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. and Associate Justice of the U.S. Court of Appeals. He has authored five books, taught at three universities (including Yale) and – wrote the celebrated opinion against the forces of government censorship in the famous Esquire case.Dr. Albert Ellis is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, authority o...

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