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 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 2007 Event Writers Guild of American goes on strike 1992 Death Philip Dunne, founder (Screen Writers Guild), dies of cancer at 84 1991 Death Andries D Copier, Dutch glass designer (Guild glass), dies 1990 Event Newspaper Guild votes 242-35 to keep New York Post publishing 1988 Event Writers guild end their 6 months strike 1943 Event Theater Guild presentation of "Othello" opens at Shubert 1936 Event Screen Actors Guild incorporates with King Vidor as president 1925 Birthday Nancy Guild, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Where Was I? 1925 Event Virginia Theater (ANTA, Guild) opens at 245 W 52nd St. New York City 1910 Birthday Gloria Stuart, actress, Rose-Titanic, founder, Screen Actors Guild 1899 Birthday Harold Guinzburg, publisher, founder of Literary Guild 1888 Birthday Matthew Heywood Campbell Broun, 1st President of American Newspaper Guild
