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Gus Hall

Born
Oct 8, 1910 · Aged 90
Died
Oct 13, 2000
Place of birth
Cherry Township, Minnesota, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
2
TV credits
0
Also known as (6)
  • Arvo Kustaa Halberg
  • Gustav Halberg
  • Arvo Kustaa
  • Гэс Холл
  • Гас Холл
  • Арво Густав Халберг

Biography

Gus Hall (born Arvo Kustaa Halberg; October 8, 1910 – October 13, 2000) was a leader and chairman of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and its four-time U.S. presidential candidate. As a labor leader, Hall was closely associated with the so-called "Little Steel" Strike of 1937, an effort to unionize the nation's smaller, regional steel manufacturers. During the Second Red Scare, Hall was indicted under the Smith Act and was sentenced to eight years in prison. After his release, Hall led the CPUSA for over 40 years, often taking an orthodox Marxist–Leninist stance. American politician, orator…