2014 Event Seth Meyers hosts the 66th Annual Emmy Awards; winning series include 'Modern Family' for best comedy and 'Breaking Bad' for best drama; winning actors include Julianna Margulies ('The Good Wife') and Bryan Cranston ('Breaking Bad') 2014 Event The cast has been announced for the next film in the "Star Wars" series, due out in 2015; the cast includes some original cast members as well as actors new to the franchise 2014 Event The 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are held in Los Angeles; 'American Hustle' takes top awards, actor Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett win Outstanding Performance awards 2012 Event After five years of marriage, American actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes announce their plans to divorce 2012 Event In the U.S., the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists merge to create the SAG-AFTRA union 2012 Event The 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards takes place in Los Angeles, California 1993 Death Leon Liebgold, Pol/US actor/chairman (Hebrew Actors Union), dies at 83 1992 Event "2 Shakespearean Actors" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 29 performances 1992 Event "2 Shakespearean Actors" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 29 performances 1991 Death Vlastimil Fisar, Czechoslovakian actor/president (International Actors Federation), dies 1960 Event Broadway theaters close, labor dispute between owners and Actors Equity 1942 Event Dutch actors protest obligatory membership of Culture Chamber 1941 Event Nazis forbid Dutch Organization of Actors (NOT) 1941 Birthday Ian McGarry, general secretary, British Actors' Equity Association 1936 Event Screen Actors Guild incorporates with King Vidor as president 1922 Birthday Paul Scofield, born in England, stage and screen actor, considered one of the best British actors of the 20th century 1920 Event Amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits 1913 Event Actors' Equity Association forms (New York City) 1911 Event Audience throws vegetables at actors for 1st recorded time in US 1910 Birthday Gloria Stuart, actress, Rose-Titanic, founder, Screen Actors Guild 1896 Event AFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, New York City
