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SAG Mourns Passing of Lena Horne, First African American SAG Board Member
Screen Actors Guild mourns the passing of former SAG National Board Member Lena Horne. The legendary actor and jazz singer died Sunday, May 9, in New York City. She was 92. Horne was SAG’s first African American board member, serving from 1943-45.
Horne’s more than six-decade career began as a 16-year-old chorus girl at the fabled Cotton Club in Harlem in 1933, and would go on to span films, radio, television, recording, nightclubs, concert halls and Broadway.
Katharine Hepburn Honored with Legends Stamp
The latest stamp in the Legends of Hollywood series will honor Katharine Hepburn, one of Screen Actors Guild’s founding members from 1933. The stamp goes on sale May 12, the late actor’s birthday, and features a publicity still from the film Woman of the Year (MGM, 1942), photographed by Clarence Sinclair Bull.
SAG honored Hepburn in 1979 with its highest honor, the Life Achievement Award.
Spring Issue of "Screen Actor" Magazine in Mailboxes and Online Now
The Spring 2010 issue of Screen Actor magazine is now on its way to SAG members across the country and is available for downloading online. SAG members can log in to their SAG.org account to download the full issue, others can download highlights here.
SAG Partners with Robert Redford and State of New Mexico for Diversity Acting Workshops
May 7, 2010 (Sante Fe, N.M.)—Screen Actors Guild President’s National Task Force for American Indians, in conjunction with Robert Redford Enterprises and the state of New Mexico, presents one of its acclaimed Diversity Acting Workshops today in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
DVR Alert: SAG Life Achievement Honoree Betty White Hosts 'SNL'
Mother's Day weekend also ushers in the much-anticipated hosting gig of Saturday Night Live by SAG Life Achievement honoree Betty White.
The Associated Press published a new article on White that begins with a sentiment that couldn't be more true:
Join us at thesagshop One Day Only Sale on Friday
If you're in the Los Angeles area, please join us at SAG headquarters (5757 Wilshire) on Friday for the big thesagshop One Day Only Sale, 11-3 p.m. Up to 50% off on all kinds of SAG-branded, union-made, made-in-the-USA products! Cash and checks only, please.
NBC Los Angeles called this sale one of "the best places to shop."
Apply Now for ABC Diversity Showcase
As part of its ongoing effort to discover and develop culturally and ethnically diverse talent and actors with disabilities, the Disney ABC Television Group's Casting Project will hold auditions for consideration for the ABC Talent Showcase-this opportunity also affords the majority of participants the chance to audition for a variety of ABC (and other networks') pilots and ongoing programming. ABC has a long-standing commitment to promoting diversity in the entertainment industry through a variety of projects administered by its Talent Development & Casting departments.
