kɹˈeɪdʒən hɐdbɪn ðə mˈænɪdʒɚ fɔːɹ mjuːzˈɪʃən hˈæɹi tʃˈæpɪn, hˈuː, bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz dˈɛθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, wʌzɐ lˈiːdɪŋ ˈæntaɪhˈʌŋɡɚɹ ˈæktɪvˌɪst.
Kragen had been the manager for musician Harry Chapin, who, before his death in 1981, was a leading anti-hunger activist.