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 1997 Event French court orders producer Jacques Charrier, ex-husband of Brigitte Bardot, to pay the former screen star $8,300 in damages 1996 Death Lew Ayres, screen actor (Salem's Lot, State Fair), dies at 88 1996 Death Christopher Prater, screen printer, dies at 72 1996 Death Laura La Plante, screen actress (Show Boat, Scandal), dies at 91 1992 Death Philip Dunne, founder (Screen Writers Guild), dies of cancer at 84 1990 Death Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at 94 1988 Birthday Vanessa Hudgens, born in Salinas, California, actress, singer, debut album, titled, 'V', certified Gold, screen debut, drama film, 'Thirteen', 2003, known for playing role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series 1988 Death Ethel Grandin, silent screen actress (Deserter), dies at 94 1985 Death Leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) New York City at 91 1979 Death Doris Kenyon, silent screen actress (Alexander Hamilton), dies at 81 1976 Death Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79 1972 Death Bill Berns, commentator (Television Screen Magazine), dies at 53 1967 Death Alice Lake, silent screen actress (Frisco Kid, Wicked), dies at 72 1967 Death Gertrude McCoy, silent screen actress (Blue Bird), dies at 77 1967 Death Winifred Kingston, silent screen actress (David Garrick), dies at 72 1963 Death Grace Darmond, silent screen actress (Below the Surface), dies at 69 1962 Death Hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70 1962 Death Cleo Ridgely, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama), dies at 68 1961 Death Irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65 1960 Death Anna Luther, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk), dies at 63 1960 Death Henny Porten, silent screen actress (Mother Love), dies at 70 1958 Event Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line 1957 Death Harrison Ford, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73 1954 Event RCA manufactures 1st color TV set, a 12-inch screen for $1,000 1954 Birthday Keven Wade, born in Chappaqua, New York, screen writer, Working Girls 1950 Birthday Mark Pinter, born in Decorah, Iowa, actor, Behind the Screen, Another World 1938 Death Florence Lawrence, silent screen actress (Confidence), dies at 48 1936 Event Screen Actors Guild incorporates with King Vidor as president 1934 Event Donald Duck made his 1st screen appearance ("The Wise Little Hen") 1928 Event Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater New York City) 1927 Birthday Roland Verhavert, Flemish screen writer, Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor 1924 Birthday Christopher Prater, screen printer 1922 Birthday Paul Scofield, born in England, stage and screen actor, considered one of the best British actors of the 20th century 1913 Birthday Peter Glenville, actor stage/screen director, Hotel Paradiso, Becket 1910 Birthday Gloria Stuart, actress, Rose-Titanic, founder, Screen Actors Guild 1908 Birthday Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress, Deseada, Bugambilia 1908 Birthday Ethel Merman, stage and screen actress, Anything Goes, Call Me Madam 1906 Birthday Louise Brooks, silent screen star, American Venus, Pandora's Box 1905 Birthday Michael Powell, English director/screen writer/producer, Red Shoes 1905 Birthday Clara Bow, silent screen actress, Wings, "it" girl of 1920's films 1899 Birthday Vera Reynolds, Richmond, Virginia, silent screen actress, Lawless Woman 1899 Birthday Marcel Achard, French screen/playwright, Jean de la Lune 1899 Birthday Phyllis Haver, Douglas, Kansas, silent screen actress, What Price Glory 1898 Birthday Vilma Banky, Budapest Hungary, silent screen actress, Eagle, Rebel 1897 Birthday Doris Kenyon, Syracuse, New York, silent screen actress, Alexander Hamilton 1897 Birthday Anna Luther, born in New Jersey, silent screen actress, Sinners in Silk 1895 Birthday Alice Lake, born in Brooklyn, New York, silent screen actress, Glamour, Wicked 1894 Birthday Seena Owen, Spokane, Washington, silent screen actress, Queen Kelly 1894 Birthday Winifred Kingston, England, silent screen actress, David Garrick 1894 Birthday Cleo Ridgely, New York, silent screen actress, I Remember Mama 1893 Birthday Grace Cunard, born in Columbus, Ohio, silent screen actress, Resurrection 1890 Birthday Gertrude McCoy, born in Sugar Valley, Georgia, silent screen actress, Blue Bird 1890 Birthday Henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star, Deception 1890 Birthday Florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress, Confidence 1889 Birthday Frank Mayo, silent screen actor, Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters 1888 Birthday Irving Cummings Sr, New York City, silent screen star/director, Curly Top 1880 Birthday Tom Mix, Mix Run, Pennsylvania, silent screen cowboy actor, Dick Turpin
