ED ASNER - AN ACTOR WHO MAKES SENSE! 1977 Anti war support button

Description: HISTORIC 1977 WAR PROTEST BUTTON ED ASNER . . .AN ACTOR WHO MAKES SENSE!1 1/4" with lock pin - Made in USA Anti-War Protest A Unique, historic, collectible Anti-War Button from 1977. A prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America, Ed Asner served two terms as president of the Screen Actors GuildHis political positions may also have motivated him to play the voice of the pig-like villain Hoggish Greedly on the pro-environmental animated series Captain Planet and the Planeteers and the voice for the sinister Ed Wuncler inThe Boondocks. The cancellation of Lou Grant in 1982 was the subject of much controversy. The show supposedly had ratings which would have justified its ongoing presence in prime time (it was in the AC Nielsen top ten throughout its final month on the air), but the network declined to renew it. Asner has consistently contended that the publicity surrounding his political views was the real cause for the cancellation. (Howard Hesseman, who had participated with Asner in promoting a controversial Medical Aid for El Salvador program, found his popular show WKRP in Cincinnati canceled by CBS the same day.) In 1977, this button was made for Ed Asner and his groups by Fox Buttons and used for fund-raising. Original Button from the collection of Larry Fox, The Button Man" (Member: A.P.I.C.)The button is in mint condition. Fox Buttons credit line on curl Your SATISFACTION is 100% GUARANTEED!

Price: 5 USD

Location: Valley Stream, New York

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