During World War II, Croasdell served as a tank commander, then as an Army officer on board a ship in the Far East. At the end of the war, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He spent time as a lawyer in private practice, but in 1950 became the legal officer of Equity. He was soon also appointed the union's deputy general secretary, then, when in 1958 its general secretary died, he was elected to the post.[1]
While Croasdell privately supported Marxism, as leader of the union he focused on taking a non-partisan role in negotiations. In 1974, he moved to become general secretary of the International Federation of Actors, retiring in 1983.[1][3]
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^ abc"Gerald Croasdell". The Times. 7 August 1998.
^The Bicentenary Booklet. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2015.
^"FIA General Secretaries". International Federation of Actors. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
gerald, croasdell, gerald, bright, croasdell, july, 1916, july, 1998, british, trade, union, leader, croasdell, grew, hampstead, then, studied, pembroke, college, cambridge, president, cambridge, union, lent, term, 1937, also, member, cambridge, apostles, afte. Gerald Bright Croasdell 12 July 1916 15 July 1998 was a British trade union leader Croasdell grew up in Hampstead and then studied law at Pembroke College Cambridge He was President of the Cambridge Union in Lent term 1937 and was also a member of the Cambridge Apostles After graduation he ran the youth section of the League of Nations Union and campaigned on behalf of the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War 1 2 During World War II Croasdell served as a tank commander then as an Army officer on board a ship in the Far East At the end of the war he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire He spent time as a lawyer in private practice but in 1950 became the legal officer of Equity He was soon also appointed the union s deputy general secretary then when in 1958 its general secretary died he was elected to the post 1 While Croasdell privately supported Marxism as leader of the union he focused on taking a non partisan role in negotiations In 1974 he moved to become general secretary of the International Federation of Actors retiring in 1983 1 3 References edit a b c Gerald Croasdell The Times 7 August 1998 The Bicentenary Booklet Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015 FIA General Secretaries International Federation of Actors Retrieved 23 February 2021 Trade union officesPreceded byGordon Sandison General Secretary of Equity1958 1974 Succeeded byPeter PlouviezPreceded byRolf Rembe General Secretary of the International Federation of Actors1974 1983 Succeeded byRolf Rembe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerald Croasdell amp oldid 1140459893, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
