Will Geer
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Will Geer was an American actor, musician, and social activist who was active in labor organizing and communist movements in New York City and Southern California in the 1930s and 1940s. In California
Geer (with Ellen Corby) as Grandpa "Zeb" Walton in The Waltons
Geer created the role of Mr. Mister in the 1937 Federal Theatre Project production of The Cradle Will Rock.
The Cradle Will Rock
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The Cradle Will Rock is a 1937 play in music by Marc Blitzstein. Originally a part of the Federal Theatre Project, it was directed by Orson Welles and produced by John Houseman. Set in Steeltown, U.S.
First edition 1938
Cast portrait of Marc Blitzstein, creator of The Cradle Will Rock (1937)
"Nickel Under the Foot" (scene 7) in Blitzstein’s playscript for The Cradle Will Rock
Final page of Blitzstein’s playscript for The Cradle Will Rock