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I LED THREE LIVES: The True Story of Herbert A. Philbrick’s Television Program Vera Miles and the changing of theDescribed by one critic as a product of the McCarthy era [which] contains what was perhaps the most explicit political propaganda ever found in a popular dramatic series on American television. During the 1950s, I Led Three Lives gained a lot of attention for television viewers who were fascinated with the weekly adventures of Herbert A. Philbrick, who for nine frightening years did lead three lives average citizen, member of the Communist party, and