Film actors organize : union formation efforts in America, 1912-1937 / Kerry Segrave.
Segrave, Kerry, 1944-
2009
PN2016 .S46 2009 (Mapit)
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Title Film actors organize : union formation efforts in America, 1912-1937 / Kerry Segrave.
Author Segrave, Kerry, 1944-
ISBN 9780786442768 (pbk. : alk. paper)
078644276X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, c2009.
Language English
Description v, 209 p. ; 23 cm.
Call Number PN2016 .S46 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 331.88/11791430280973
Summary "This book looks at all the attempts to organize film actors into a union, starting from the earliest attempt 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"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Early efforts and equity's first attempt, to 1923
A brief lull, 1924-1927
AMPUS and salary cuts: equity's second attempt, 1927
A second brief lull, 1928-1929
Equity's third attempt, 1929
Organizing founders: salary cuts, again, 1930-1933
The coming of SAG, 1933-1936
SAG negotiations and first contract, 1936-1937
Conclusion.

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