Raft, George (1895-1980)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1895-1980
Biography
George Raft was an American film actor and dancer who mainly portrayed gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1920s and 1940s.
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Fred Pomerantz interview, 1981 October 29 and November 5, 1981 October 29 and November 5
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.8
Scope and Contents
Fred Pomerantz, long-time CEO and founder of Leslie Faye, discusses his start in the ready-to-wear business at age 10. Although he was briefly fired for insubordination, by age 18 he was running all of M.B. Kaufman. He then went into business with his brother, Michael. Pomerantz Brothers sold fur coats, and Fred talks colorfully of his sales methods. After enlisting as a teen during World War I, Fred attended a training camp. He talks about being the only Jewish person there and how, after...
Dates:
1981 October 29 and November 5