Louis C. Fraina | |
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 Louis C. Fraina as he appeared in a grainy Bureau of Investigation identification photo. | |
| Born | Luigi Carlo Fraina October 7, 1892 Campagna, Italy |
| Died | September 16, 1953 (aged 60) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Lewis Corey |
| Citizenship | American |
| Political party | Socialist Labor Party of America (1919-1921) |
| Movement | Social Democracy |
| Spouse | Esther Nesvishskaya |
Louis C. Fraina (October 7, 1892 – September 15, 1953) was a founding member of the Communist Party USA in 1919. After running afoul of the Communist International in 1921 over the alleged misappropriation of funds, Fraina left the organized radical movement, emerging in 1926 as a left wing public intellectual by the name of Lewis Corey. During the McCarthy era, deportation proceedings were initiated against Fraina-Corey. After a protracted legal battle, Corey died of a cerebral hemorrhage before the action against him was formally abandoned.