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SAGAFTRA.org | Spring 2014 | SAG-AFTRA 51 JAMES REBHORN, a veteran character actor, died from melanoma March 21 at age 65. Among his many performances, he most recently had recurring roles on Homeland and White Collar. Rebhorn was a member of the Ensemble Studio and Roundabout theater companies in New York. Rebhorn worked as a theatrical technician before embarking on a full-time acting career. He would go on to play roles in films such as e Talented Mr. Ripley, Scent of a Woman, Independence Day, Silkwood and Meet the Parents. Rebhorn served on the 2008 AFTRA Exhibit A Negotiating Committee and, in the days prior to his death, the actor participated in the recent TV/theatrical contracts wages and working conditions process. In an obituary Rebhorn wrote himself, he reflected on his career and union: "Jim was fortunate enough to earn his living doing what he loved. He was a professional actor. His unions were always there for him, and he will remain forever grateful for the benefits he gained as a result of the union struggle. Without his exceptional teachers and the representation of the best agents in the business, he wouldn't have had much of a career. He was a lucky man in every way." JOSEPH RUSKIN, stage, screen and film actor and longtime union officer, died Dec. 28 at the age of 89. Ruskin's television credits included e Untouchables, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, Hill Street Blues, ER and Bones. His 25 films include e Magnificent Seven, e Owl and the Pussycat, and Prizzi's Honor for director John Huston. In 2009, he acted in UCLA Live's radical new staging of Euripedes' Medea starring Annette Bening. A member of the Antaeus eatre Company, he appeared in last year's e Crucible, his final curtain bow. Ruskin was deeply involved in his unions, serving as Western Region vice president for AEA and in various capacities at Screen Actors Guild, including as its 1st national vice president for eight years. He was a producer of the third and fourth SAG Awards telecasts, and chairman of the SAG Foundation's John L. Dales Scholarship Committee. He served as a trustee of the SAG- Producers Pension & Health Plans for 31 years. He served a decade on AFTRA's National Board and was also a member of the board of e Actors Fund. In 2011, Ruskin was presented the Ralph Morgan Award for service to SAG. JEMAL COUNTESS/WIREIMAGE.COM DAVID ZAUGH Rafael Prieto 5/30/2013 J. Larry Puder 9/17/2013 Tom M. Quinn 1/5/2014 Diane A. Radke 10/22/2013 Harold Ramis 2/24/2014 Russ Randall 12/25/2006 James Rebhorn 3/21/2014 George Reinholt 11/11/2013 Terry Rhoads 10/11/2013 Raoul N. Rizik 10/2/2013 Jonathon Robinson 7/25/2013 Molly Roden 8/16/2013 Robert R. Rowe 9/26/2012 Al Ruscio 11/12/2013 Joseph Ruskin 12/28/2013 Billie Ruth 10/18/2013 Sara Sallitto 2/19/2009 Louis Scheimer 10/17/2013 Maximilian Schell 2/1/2014 Jean B. Schertler 12/19/2013 Kirk Scott 11/16/2013 Eda Seasongood 10/25/2013 Juanita A. Seck 10/22/2013 Peter "Pete" Seeger 1/27/2014 Herb Sells 5/16/2012 Bernard L. Shaw 12/17/2013 Isaiah Sheffer 11/9/2012 Laurie Shermoen 1/30/2008 Bill V. Simpson 11/25/2013 Frank Slaten 1/4/2014 Cher Smart 4/15/2013 Brian Smiar 11/24/2013 Beverly Ann Smith 11/1/2012 Bobbie Steel Smith 3/16/2013 Jonathan Sobel 9/21/2013 James St. James 9/30/2013 Richard Stapley 3/5/2010 Rise Stevens 3/20/2013 Guy Strauss 2/18/2014 Daniel Sutter 11/24/2011 Joseph S. Tacke 11/8/2013 Leroy Tapper 1/31/2014 Shirley Temple Black 2/10/2014 Audrey Williams Thaller 9/25/2013 Larri Thomas 10/20/2013 Audrey Totter 12/12/2013 Virginia Vincent 10/3/2013 Leeza Vinnichenko 9/12/2013 Richard Vitagliano 9/29/2013 Ralph Waite 2/13/2014 Paul Walker 11/30/2013 Marcia Wallace 10/25/2013 Christopher Evan Welch 12/2/2013 Danny Wells 11/28/2013 Monica Whalen 4/5/2011 Clayton White 9/23/2012 Jerry White 5/9/2012 Thomas Wilde 1/22/2005 Kate Williamson 12/6/2013 Gwen Willson 6/25/2006 Ken F. Wolger 12/20/2013 Joshua Wright 10/17/2013 Patrice Wymore 3/22/2014 Carmen Zapata 1/5/2014 Dianne Zaremba 11/8/2013 SHIRLEY TEMPLE BLACK, the 42nd Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement honoree, died Feb. 10 at the age of 85. Black captivated the world as no other child star has done before or since, and then went on to serve her country as an eminent diplomat over more than three decades. In accepting her 2005 award from the union, Black said, "I'm indeed honored to receive the Life Achievement Award from my peers … When I was 3 years old, I was delighted to be told that I was an actress, even though I didn't know what an actress was. "I'd been blessed with three wonderful careers: motion pictures and television, wife, mother and grandmother, and diplomatic services for the United States government. I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the Life Achievement Award: Start early!" MARK HILL See next page for more on James Rebhorn.