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At its peak Federal One employed 40,000 writers, musicians, artists and actors and the Federal Writers' project had around 6,500 people on the WPA payroll. [3] Many people benefitted from these programs and some FWP writers became famous, such as John Steinbeck and Zora Neale Hurston. [3] These writers were considered to be federal writers. [3]
In July 1935 a New Deal program known as Federal One was created. This included five arts projects, including the FMP. [3] This project was the first where Federal money was used on culture. The Depression had compounded a downturn in the fortunes of American musicians. At the same time musicians were also being affected by advances in technology.
AGVA was the successor to the American Federation of Actors organized by actress and singer Sophie Tucker and others in the late 1930s, and affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. In 1939 the AFL dissolved the AFA due to financial irregularities, and issued a new charter to AGVA (although some members went to Equity instead). [7]
Whether in vanity projects or cases of misjudged casting, plenty of pop stars have ended up with stains on otherwise glittering careers while trying to make their mark on the big screen. Roisin O ...
The Actors' Equity Association (AEA), commonly called Actors' Equity or simply Equity, is an American labor union representing those who work in live theatrical performance. Performers appearing in live stage productions without a book or through-storyline ( vaudeville , cabarets , circuses ) may be represented by the American Guild of Variety ...
The family of the late Isaac Hayes has joined scores of musicians — including Adele, Celine Dion, the Village People and the White Stripes — who have cried foul.
Neuroscience [5] University of California, Los Angeles [6] Michael Bishop: Member of the band Gwar: PhD Music [7] University of Virginia: Ian Bostridge: Opera and lieder singer DPhil: History [8] University of Oxford: Michael Burns: Actor DPhil: History [9] Yale University: Bill Bruford: Member of the bands Yes, King Crimson and U.K. PhD Music ...
A few years ago, bassist Mark Crozer found himself in some tough financial times. After years of playing live, most notably on bass with The Jesus and Mary Chain, he experienced a musculoskeletal ...