American Federation of Actors

American Federation of Actors

The American Federation of Actors was an early actors union. Supported by Sophie Tucker who was elected president in 1938. The AFA was disbanded for mismanagement and absorbed into the AFL-CIO as the American Guild of Variety Artists, with some of its members joining the Actors' Equity Association.


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