SNAPSHOT
LIFE
ACHIEVEMENT
AWARDS
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SAG Foundation/Gene Lester Collection
BY VALERIE YAROS
1962
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or ive
decades, the
union���s highest
honor, the Screen
Actors Guild Life
Achievement Award,
has been bestowed
on members for
career achievement
and humanitarian
accomplishment.
First known as the
Annual Award, it was
proposed by Guild
President George
Chandler (right) in
1962 to honor ���some
of the industry���s past
greats who have been
of service to the Guild,
such as Eddie Cantor
(let), who served as
the second president
of the Guild at a
most crucial period.���
Seen here, Cantor���s
award was a gold
membership card
encased in acrylic.
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