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The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
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Wikipedia article
'The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal' is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film directed by Mel Stuart and starring David Dukes, Tovah Feldshuh, Lauren Frost, Stacey Nelkin, Tom Bosley and Ted Wass.Leonard Maltin, 'Leonard Maltins TV Movies Video Guide, 1991 Edition', page 1214, Plume, 1990 It premiered on NBC on January 30, 1979.TV Tonight, 'Lansing State Journal' (Lansing, Michigan), January 30, 1979, page 20
Premise
The film chronicles the March 25, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in which 146 garment workers died[https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/686309004/?terms=%22Triangle%20Factory%20Fire%20Scandal%22&match=1 Jerry Buck, 'Triangle Factory Fire Scandal' Airs Tonight, 'The Lexington Herald', January 30, 1979, page 21] and which spurred the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/62861434/?terms=%22Triangle%20Factory%20Fire%20Scandal%22&match=1 Bill Hayden, 'Triangle Factory Fire' is tragic drama, 'The San Bernardino County Sun', January 30, 1979, page 16]
Cast
*David Dukes as Lou Ribin
*Janet Margolin as Rose
*Tovah Feldshuh as Florence
*Lauren Frost as Sonya Levin
*Stacey Nelkin as Gina
*Ted Wass as Vinnie
*Stephanie Zimbalist as Connie
*Tom Bosley as Morris Feldman
*Charlotte Rae as Bessie
See also
*List of firefighting films
References
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