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1993 Leon Liebgold, Pol/US actor/chairman (Hebrew Actors Union), dies at 83

1992 "2 Shakespearean Actors" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 29 performances

1992 "2 Shakespearean Actors" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 29 performances

1991 Vlastimil Fisar, Czechoslovakian actor/president (International Actors Federation), dies

1960 Broadway theaters close, labor dispute between owners and Actors Equity

1942 Dutch actors protest obligatory membership of Culture Chamber

1941 Nazis forbid Dutch Organization of Actors (NOT)

1941 Ian McGarry, general secretary, British Actors' Equity Association

1936 Screen Actors Guild incorporates with King Vidor as president

1922 Paul Scofield, born in England, stage and screen actor, considered one of the best British actors of the 20th century

1920 Amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits

1913 Actors' Equity Association forms (New York City)

1911 Audience throws vegetables at actors for 1st recorded time in US

1910 Gloria Stuart, actress, Rose-Titanic, founder, Screen Actors Guild

1896 AFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, New York City


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