1944 Press Photo Martin Dies Walter Winchell Committee Unamerican Activities

Rep. Martin Dies (D-Texas), right, chairman of the Committee on Unamerican Activities, meets smiling Walter Winchell in the reception room of the radio station and shakes hands with the columnist after each had broadcast in separate rooms.Martin Dies, Jr. (November 5, 1900 – November 14, 1972) was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. His father, Martin Dies, was also a member of the United States House of Representatives.