George Brown (union official)

George Brown was at one time the president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. In 1943, he was tried and convicted with co-conspirator Willie Bioff, of extortion of $1 million from Hollywood film studio producers after threatening them with labor strikes on behalf of the Chicago Outfit.[2]

George Brown, 1922[1]

References
  1. "New York Clipper". Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. "Film Extortion Plan Charge: Union Official Found Guilty". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 December 1943. Retrieved 1 October 2010.


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