TY - SER
KW - labor strikes
KW - trade unions
KW - Orthodox Christians
KW - Serbian Americans
KW - United Steelworkers
KW - steel industry
AU - Abby Mann
AB - Pete “Skag” Skagska (Karl Malden), a 50-something, Serbian-Orthodox union foreman of a Pittsburgh steel mill, suffers a stroke. During his recovery, Skag balances a younger second wife, an invalid father, and three troublesome kids, one of whom still works in the mill.
C1 - 1980s
C2 - unpublished
C3 - Allegheny County; Pittsburgh
C4 - Labor
LA - English
M3 - Television Script
N1 - The series lasted one season on NBC.
N2 - Pete “Skag” Skagska (Karl Malden), a 50-something, Serbian-Orthodox union foreman of a Pittsburgh steel mill, suffers a stroke. During his recovery, Skag balances a younger second wife, an invalid father, and three troublesome kids, one of whom still works in the mill.
PY - 1980
RN - Abby Mann (1927-2008) was born Abraham Goodman in Philadelphia and raised in East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. He was a screenwriter, director, and producer best known for the film <em>Judgment at Nuremberg</em> (1961) and the TV series <em>Kojak</em> (1973-1977).
EP - 6 epsidoes
TI - Skag
ER -