Letter
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| Nom de l'objet : | Letter |
| Titre : | AFTRA to Dora Sayers January 7 1955 |
| Numéro d'accession : | BR2011.9.93.6 |
| Date de début de production : | 1955 |
| Description : | A letter addressed to "Miss Dora Sayers" from the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. The letter is on AFTRA letterhead which has their contact information and a list of the staff and board of directors along the right side. Dora's address is listed as "687 Lexington Ave, New York" and the letter is dated January 7th 1955. The letter states that as per her request they are placing her in the "suspended payment" classification. She has accrued dues of $30.00. She will not accrue anymore dues as long as she does not work again for 6 months or longer. If she works before 6 months she will owe the $30.00 plus dues for the period between suspension and reinstatement. She can suspend the payment of $30.00 for the moment if she pays the amount in full plus current dues when she seeks reinstatement. The jurisdiction of AFTRA is listed as including television, radio, transcriptions and phonograph records. The letter is signed by the assistant executive secretary. |
| Fonctions : | The American Federation of Radio Artists was established in 1937 to protect the working rights of American radio actors. In 1950 the Television Authority was established to protect television actors. In 1952 they merged to create AFTRA or the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. AFTRA and SAG have considered merging since the 1980's. Dora Sayers Caro (1915-2004) was born in Clarkson in 1915, to Beverly and Annie Sayers (n‚e Harris). Dora lived close to Benares in a number of homes, including 'Skidoo', 'The Pines', and later 'The Log Bungalow'. During World War I, Dora lived at Benares with her mother and brother while her father was overseas as an officer.Dora first started acting at age 10, appearing in school plays, and later in local stage productions in Mississauga and Oakville. To gain experience, she found work at the University of Toronto's Hart House Theatre, working with children's theatre productions. In 1936, at the age of 21, Dora moved to New York and found work with the touring company of What Every Woman Knows. Dora's first big break came a year after arriving in New York, in 1937's Stage Door. She later appeared in the long-running Broadway production of My Fair Lady. The pinnacle came in 1941, when Dora was chosen to be the understudy for the legendary Katherine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story.The Tony award winning playwright, Moss Hart, took one of his shows to the American-occupied Pacific islands during World War II, to entertain the troops. Dora joined his cast for The Man Who Came To Dinner. Dora also helped form the United Services Organization in 1941. The USO provided health and recreational facilities for soldiers and administered church services, but was best known for the travelling vaudeville reviews that entertained Allied troops in Europe and the Pacific during WWII.Dora married actor Ralph Forbes (pronounced RAYF) in 1946. Forbes appeared in over 70 movies from 1921 to 1944. He and Dora met in 1942 during the stage production of Noel Coward's Private Lives. Ralph died 5 years after he and Dora married, in 1951. Dora later married Jim Caro in 1954 and retired from the stage. Jim and Dora were avid equestrians, as well as breeding and showing thoroughbred dogs. Dora and Jim lived in France and the Bahamas before settling in the United States. She lived in McLean, Virginia - near Washington D.C. - until her death in 2004. |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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