Talk:Gentleman's Agreement (novel)

What prompted the writing of the novel
Some anonymous blogger wrote:


 * Laura Z. Hobson wrote her novel after Senator John Rankin's anti-Semitic comments were applauded in Congress. It was then serialized in Cosmopolitan from November 1946 to February 1947, immediately causing quite a stir. This prompted Darryl F. Zanuck (who was one of the few studio heads who was not Jewish) to snap up the novel's rights.

Is there a way to find out if this is (a) true (b) hearsay or (c) just some blogger's own idea? --Uncle Ed (talk) 18:31, 19 June 2011 (UTC)