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

[David Lennick]

Actually, the Canadian performers' union now known as ACTRA (similar to AFTRA) 
was originally the RATS in the early 40s..this was long before television so 
I'm not sure what the T stood for.

dl

Dnjchi at aol.com wrote:
>  
> In a message dated 3/3/2009 6:40:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> bowiebks at isomedia.com writes:
> 
> At least  they showed some sense (perhaps not intentionally)  of 
> self-awareness  by calling themselves rats!
> 
> Taylor B
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> 
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> Rats was 'star' backwards, and imitated a similar organization in  London.  
> At the same time, say Abel Green and Koe Laurie, Jr., there were  at least who 
> minority organizations: a Negro actor society, headed by Bert  Williams, 
> William Walker, Bill Cole & J. Rosamond Johnson, ans Dudley, Avery  & Hart, and a 
> Hebrew Actors Union.  See: From Vaude to Video, p.  95-96.  No mention is made 
> that (quote)"They were particulary opposed  to Bert Williams 
>> &
>> Geo. Walker in the early 20th c.
>>  Norm Cohen
>  
> Don Chichester
>