[78-L] Subject: the Tragic Death of Nat M. Wills

[NORM COHEN]

It was a union that actively tried to keep African-Americans and women from
top billing on the stage.  They were particulary opposed to Bert Williams &
Geo. Walker in the early 20th c.
Norm Cohen


> [Original Message]
> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: 3/3/2009 2:25:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Subject:  the Tragic Death of Nat M. Wills
>
> The White Rats was an early actors' union.
>
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A03E3DC1330E233A2575BC0A9679
D946196D6CF
>
> dl
>
> bruce78rpm at comcast.net wrote:
> > Here is another article which indicates that 3 years earlier, Wills was
going through some very serious financial difficulties as well as problems
with his 3rd wife, he claimed she was a spendthrift, she denied it, and
blamed him for the financial problems. I wonder what the White Rat Exchange
Co. was. It was listed as one of the creditors. 
> > 
> >
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9D04E1D9153AE733A2575
1C0A9639C946596D6CF 
> > 
> > Bruce 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Randy Skretvedt" <forwardintothepast at yahoo.com> 
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com 
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 11:56:30 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
> > Subject: [78-L] Subject: the Tragic Death of Nat M. Wills 
> > 
> > 
> > I've read some brief biographies of Wills which assumed that this was a
suicide. The article indicates that it was pretty clearly an accident. 
> > 
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