Actors Organize

A History of Union Formation Efforts in America, 1880-1919

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

This work offers a detailed history of American actors' attempts to unionize in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Actors' unions of this period faced a staggering amount of struggles, including a heavy industry reliance on the blacklist, severe media attacks on individual actors, and the frequent formation of illegitimate company unions. This work focuses specifically on the two main unions of the time, the White Rats Actors' Union of America and the Actors' Equity Association. The author chronicles the formation of the unions along with their achievements in the following decades and outlines the roles of union leaders Harry Mountford and Francis Wilson.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-10-24
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:299 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:215
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786432837

Utforska kategorier

Arbetsmarknaden inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Cultural historian Kerry Segrave is the author of dozens of books on such diverse topics as drive-in theaters, ticket-scalping, lie detectors, jukeboxes, smoking and shoplifting. He lives in British Columbia.

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Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsPreface 1. General Conditions, 1880–1900 2. Early Efforts to Organize, 1880–1900 3. The White Rats Emerge, 1900–1901 4. Years of Stagnation, 1902–1907 5. Mountford Arrives; the White Rats Resurface, 1908–1911 6. Years of Stagnation Return, 1912–1915 7. Mountford Returns, a War of Words, 1916 8. Rats Strike Oklahoma, 1916 9. Rats Strike Again, Then Fade Away, 1917–1919 10. Actors’ Equity Association, the Beginnings, 1913–1919 11. Actors’ Equity Association Strike, 1919 12. Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index