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#OtD 30 Apr 1923 radical Jewish actor, Al Lewis, was born in NYC. Best known for the role of Grandpa Munster in The Munsters, his mother took him to May Day protests and he became a socialist. He later helped rehouse evicted people during the depression https://t.co/EZpxW83apr https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10257/al-lewis-born?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Allen Michie

@workingclasshistory Then he ran for Congress and changed his name to Ted Cruz.

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zl2tod

@workingclasshistory
It was my pleasure to work with Al on a production here in New Zealand back in the day.
We had some very pleasant and thoughtful conversations and his leadership skills dragged the production back up when it hit the doldrums.

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Catherine Shinners

@workingclasshistory he also starred in Car 54 Where Are You? With his Munster co-star

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