Fred Wright (cartoonist)

Fred Wright
Black-and-white photograph of Fred Wright
Fred Wright
Born(1907-06-24)June 24, 1907
Derby, England
DiedDecember 29, 1984(1984-12-29) (aged 77)
NationalityEnglish
Occupationcartoonist
Years active1939–1984
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Fred Wright (June 24, 1907 – December 29, 1984) was an American labor cartoonist and activist who created "thousands" of illustrated news strips as a staff cartoonist for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE).[1] His first published cartoon appeared in The Pilot, a publication owned by the National Maritime Union, in 1939. In 1949, the UE hired Wright as a staff cartoonist,[2] for whom he worked until his death on December 29, 1984.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Sam Pizzigati; Fred J. Solowey, eds. (1992). The New Labor Press: Journalism for a Changing Union Movement. ILR Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-87546-189-2.
  2. ^ United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America International Convention Proceedings. The Union. 1985. p. 126.
  3. ^ Apter, Jeff (1983). "In Fred's Own Wright". The Modern Unionist. 8–12. Percival Publishing Company.