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By the Spring of 1960 the Castro Regime in Cuba began to show its true colors: imprisoning editors and reporters; nationalizing all foreign companies, outlawing private property and killing political rivals. The steady stream of refugees into Miami began in earnest - but despite all this a number of Americans still believed that there was some good to be seen in the new Cuba:

"[Tonight Show host] Jack Paar spoke up for Castro, but Ed Sullivan turned against him. Joe Louis is a Fidel fan, but Jackie Robinson refused an invitation to Havana. Ernest Hemingway considers Castro a colleague in beards and admires him greatly, but Tennessee Williams no longer does.Former President Harry Truman thinks Fidel should gat a shave and a new suit; Adlai Stevenson says he ought to get more sleep."

The journalist who penned this article lived with Castro and his brothers in arms during the revolution - he once had the highest regard for the man; but during the summer of 1960 he was beginning to figure out who this Cuban really was.

Pictured below are a handful of celebrities who were hoodwinked by Cuba's "Maximum Leader": Ernest Hemingway, Maureen O'Hare, Alec Guinness and Boxer Joe Louis.

       • Watch Fidel Castro Say Sweet Lies on the Ed Sullivan Show (1959) •


Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

Castro Shows His Hand... (Pageant Magazine, 1960)

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