Ed Asner Career Retrospective | SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations
Ed shares stories from his time as the President of SAG, including the 1980 Strike and merging with AFTRA. He discusses his early interest in acting, his acting career, and his eventual position as President. This interview is part of the SAG-AFTRA Conversations series, an essential resource for actors, filmmakers and students of discussions with performers, exploring the process and profession of acting.
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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation relies entirely on donations to provide emergency assistance and free educational programs to SAG-AFTRA artists. This conversation is made possible thanks to the generosity of our supporters.
Over the past year, the Foundation has given over $6.5 million in disaster relief to more than 7,000 performers. If you are a SAG-AFTRA artist and need help, please ask. And, if you can help, please give at: https://sagaftra.foundation/donate
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0:00 - Early Life and Upbringing
8:11 - College and College Acting
20:20 - Various Jobs and Work Experience
26:56 - Developing as an Actor
31:18 - New York and LA
37:07 - Guild Activities and the “Independent Movement”
43:49 - 1980 Strike and Becoming Guild President
1:06:08 - Reflections on Being Guild President
1:13:05 - Efforts to Merge with AFTRA
1:16:14 - Summing Up: Seven Year of Guild Activity
Watch Past Q&A's:
sagaftrafoundation
Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media:
Instagram: Instagram: sagaftraFOUND
Facebook: Facebook: sagaftraFOUNDATION
Twitter: Twitter: sagaftraFOUND
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resources to SAG-AFTRA members. The Foundation believes that the contributions made to our culture by performing artists are not only valuable, but essential.
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation relies entirely on donations to provide emergency assistance and free educational programs to SAG-AFTRA artists. This conversation is made possible thanks to the generosity of our supporters.
Over the past year, the Foundation has given over $6.5 million in disaster relief to more than 7,000 performers. If you are a SAG-AFTRA artist and need help, please ask. And, if you can help, please give at: https://sagaftra.foundation/donate
All donations are tax-deductible.
0:00 - Early Life and Upbringing
8:11 - College and College Acting
20:20 - Various Jobs and Work Experience
26:56 - Developing as an Actor
31:18 - New York and LA
37:07 - Guild Activities and the “Independent Movement”
43:49 - 1980 Strike and Becoming Guild President
1:06:08 - Reflections on Being Guild President
1:13:05 - Efforts to Merge with AFTRA
1:16:14 - Summing Up: Seven Year of Guild Activity
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