Herbert Sorrell

Herb Sorrell
Sorrell in 1946
Born
Herbert Knott Sorrell

(1897-04-18)April 18, 1897
DiedMay 7, 1973(1973-05-07) (aged 76)[2]
Burbank, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Trade union organizer and activist

Herbert Knott Sorrell (April 18, 1897 – May 7, 1973) was an American labor leader and Hollywood union organizer.[3] He headed the Conference of Studio Unions (CSU) in the late 1940s, and was the business manager of the Motion Picture Painters union, Local 644 until the 1950s.[4]

  1. ^ U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  2. ^ California, Death Index, 1940–1997
  3. ^ Klingaman, William K. (1996) "Sorrell, Herbert K." Encyclopedia of the McCarthy Era: Facts on File, New York, NY; ISBN 0-8160-3097-9
  4. ^ "Screen Actors Guild biography". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2006-06-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) accessed October 20, 2008