Film Actors Organize

Union Formation Efforts in America, 1912-1937

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

The transition from stage to screen was not only a shift in popular entertainment, but a challenge for those working in the industry as well. This book looks at all the attempts to organize film actors into a union, starting in 1912 when the Actors' Equity Association seemed the best platform for such an effort, to the establishment of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) in 1933 as the best vehicle to represent film actors; another four years passed before SAG was formally recognized by film producers and the first contract was signed.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-01-30
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:290 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786442768

Utforska kategorier

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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“Segrave...has covered an important topic with good research”—Communication Booknotes Quarterly.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsPreface 1. Early Efforts and Equity’s First Attempt, to 1923 2. A Brief Lull, 1924–1927 3. AMPAS and Salary Cuts; Equity’s Second Attempt, 1927 4. A Second Brief Lull, 1928–1929 5. Equity’s Third Attempt, 1929 6. Organizing Founders; Salary Cuts, Again, 1930–1933 7. The Coming of SAG, 1933–1936 8. SAG Negotiations and First Contract, 1936–1937 9. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index