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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 ]
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.
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) was a performers' union that represented a wide variety of talent, including actors in radio and television, radio and television announcers and newspersons, singers and recording artists (both royalty artists and background singers), promo and voice-over announcers and other performers in commercials, stunt persons and specialty ...
The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM/AFofM) is a 501(c)(5) [3] labor union representing professional instrumental musicians in the United States and Canada. The AFM, which has its headquarters in New York City, is led by president Tino Gagliardi.
Five-Year Plans of Argentina; Five-Year Plans of Bhutan, a series of national economic development plans created by the government of Bhutan since 1961; Five-year plans of China (PRC), a series of social and economic development initiatives; Five-Year Plans of Ethiopia; Five-Year Plans of India, which existed from 1947 to 2017; Five-Year Plans ...
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 ...
National director Hallie Flanagan with bulletin boards identifying Federal Theatre Project productions under way throughout the United States. The Federal Theatre Project (FTP; 1935–1939) was a theatre program established during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal to fund live artistic performances and entertainment programs in the United States.
The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) is the labor union of singers, dancers, and staging staff in opera, ballet and concert dance, and concert choral performance in the United States. A national union with a membership of over 6,000 artists, [ 1 ] AGMA provides forceful advocacy and defense of its members' employment and artistic rights.