Kraber, Tony

Mr. Kraber held executive positions in radio and television and was well known as a folk singer, having recorded several albums of American ballads and folk songs.

He is best known for acting, having been seen on and Off Broadway since 1927. He was a founding member of the Group Theater, producing such triumphs of the 1930's as the Pulitzer Prize-winning ''Men in White,'' Saroyan's ''My Heart's in the Highlands'' and Odets's ''Waiting for Lefty.'' In 1952, Elia Kazan, the Broadway and Hollywood director, accused Mr. Kraber of being a Communist at a hearing before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Mr. Kazan said they had been in the same Communist unit. Mr. Kraber refused to respond to the charge.

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