Harold Willens
Harold Willens | |
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| Born | 26 April 1914 Chernigov, Ukraine, Russian Empire |
| Died | 17 March 2003 (aged 88) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1942-1947 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Other work | Businessman, political activist |
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Harold Willens (April 26, 1914 – March 17, 2003) was a Ukraine-born American businessman and political activist. Known for his advocacy of a bilateral nuclear weapons freeze, he was associated with the so-called Malibu Mafia who donated to liberal and progressive causes and politicians. Willens provided the Malibu base of the group by hosting meetings at his house on Malibu Beach.
Willins co-founded the military reform Center for Defense Information in 1972. In 1978, he served on the United Nations Disarmament Commission. In 1982, Willens headed Proposition 12, a successful California ballot initiative calling for a bilateral nuclear weapons freeze between the US and the Soviet Union.