Robert Louis Aronson. Associated Actors and Artistes of America merger study papers, 1924-1960, bulk 1950-1957.

Webster, Margaret, 1905-1972

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Margaret Webster was born in New York City, the daughter of two famous actors, Ben Webster and Dame May Whitty. She was their second child, her older brother died in infancy. Her birth was announced on stage at the theatre her father was performing in during a Shakespeare play. The family travelled extensively during her formative years as her parents moved between the USA and UK with various touring theatre companies. At 13 she became a boarder at Queen Anne's School, Caversham, an independent ...

Bernard and Reis Company.

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American Guild of Variety Artists

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The American Guild of Variety Artists was chartered in 1939 as the representative of "variety entertainers," a category that has changed and expanded over the years. AGVA's membership includes comedy and animal acts, nightclub singers, magicians, "exotic dancers," and performers in hotel shows in Las Vegas and elsewhere. The union has faced difficulties stemming from a transient and diffuse membership base, recalcitrant employers, and the erosion of audiences for live entertainment. It continues...

Bernays, Edward L., 1891-1995

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Public relations consultant. Died 1995. From the description of Edward L. Bernays papers, 1777-1994 (bulk 1920-1990). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979988 Public relations counselor. From the description of Reminiscences of Edward L. Bernays : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309728613 Biographical Note 1891, N...

Reel, Frank.

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American Federation of Radio Artists

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Associated Actors and Artistes of America

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The Associated Actors and Artistes of America (AAAA, also known as the 4A's), chartered in 1919 by the American Federation of Labor, is a New York-based umbrella organization of several autonomous unions representing different types of performing artists, including the Actors Equity Association, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the American Guild of Musical Artists, the American Guild of Variety Artists, and the Screen Actors Guild. The Four A's w...

Chorus Equity Association

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Jones, Raymond E.

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Warren, Edgar Barron

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Aronson, Robert Louis, 1917-....

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Study conducted by a committee of three professors of industrial and labor relations in order to advise six Associated Actors and Artistes of America (AAAA) unions on their proposed merger. The merger study (1951-1952) by Robert Aronson (New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations), and Edgar Warren and Michael Komaroff (Institute of Industrial and Labor Relations, University of California at Los Angeles) examined the structure, administration, finances and p...

Simon, Louis, 1911-1988

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Television Authority.

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American Guild of Musical Artists

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The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) was founded in 1936 in New York City to protect the interests of solo musical artists in the field of opera and later expanded to include dancers, choreographers and some categories of stage managers. The union became affiliated with the Associated Actors and Artistes of America (known as the 4A's) and established regional offices throughout the United States in addition to the main New York office. The records of two predecessor organizations, the Gr...

Actors' Equity Association

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The Paul Robeson Award is presented annually by Actors' Equity Association to honor an individual for both artistic achievement and exemplary humanitarian service. From the description of Paul Robeson award ceremonies collection [sound recording], 1978-1996. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 123489015 Actors' Equity Association (AEA) is the union of professional legitimate stage actors and stage managers. AEA negotiates contracts and agreements that often affect...