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4 SAG-AFTRA | Summer 2019 | sagaftra.org LETTERS TO THE EDITOR must be signed with your full name and local affiliation. Selected letters are limited to 150 words and may be edited for accuracy, space and clarity. Every effort will be made to preserve the author's intended substance. This section is intended for the general membership and, with the exception of convention delegates, is not available to SAG-AFTRA's elected officials. Letters are published at the discretion of the National Editorial Subcommittee. SEND LETTERS TO: Letters to the Editor SAG-AFTRA Magazine 5757 Wilshire Boulevard, 7th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90036 Letters may also be faxed to (323) 549-6500 or emailed to magazine.editor@sagaftra.org. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Pamela Greenwalt Managing Editor Damon Romine Associate Managing Editor Tom Leupold Art Director Yvette Youssefia Magazine Staff Geordan Baker, Jalika Conteh, Yanelis Garcia, Aaron Goddard, Tiffany Massey, Michael McNulty, Kamalei Pitoy, Mitzye Ramos, Nanette Soto, Gwen Walker, Sean Wilkinson, Kim Walters, Valerie Yaros Editorial Subcommittee Liz Zazzi (chair) Joe Krebs (vice chair) Woody Schultz (vice chair) Mary McDonald-Lewis Jenny O'Hara Dileep Rao Mike Sakellarides Jeff Spurgeon Armand Vasquez Christine Bruno (alternate) Assaf Cohen (alternate) Rik Deskin (alternate) Contributors Trish Avery, Lisha Brock, Mary Cavallaro, Chris Comte, David Conover, Toni-Ann Craft, Julie Crane, Sheva Diagne, Kerri Wood Einertson, Margo Giordano, Melissa Goodman, William Hendrickson, Jason Henry, Deeann Hoff, Ellen Huang, Jolene Jones, Rio James, Stephen Leshinski, Jane Love, Sean Miller, Caroline O'Connor, Bernadine Robbins, Chelsea Danley Rodgers, Ellen Stoolmacher, Hertha Suarez, Cynthia Williams Advertising Sales Yanelis Garcia (323) 765-2969 2018 ILCA Award Winner for General Excellence and Best Publication Design We want to hear from YOU REMEMBERING BORIS I was delighted to read the tribute to Boris Karloff in your spring issue. It occurs to me that there may not be that many other SAG-AFTRA members who can personally attest to his style and charm. Before my music career brought me to the United States, I was an actor in London and I had the privilege of being cast opposite Boris Karloff in the last episode of the TV series Colonel March of Scotland Yard. I was 11 and, as a child actor, got used to being treated from time to time with condescension, yet Mr. Karloff was unfailingly courteous and helpful. I have fond memories of the few days we worked together and treasure our meeting. It is perhaps second in significance only to my memory of kissing the beautiful Claudette Colbert enthusiastically when I was 8! Thank you for giving Mr. Karloff his due — he is irreplaceable. Peter Asher CBE Los Angeles Local LOWER THE SAG-AFTRA INITIATION FEE The Beta cassette. It died an untimely death. Considered superior quality by all at the time, it held on to its exclusivity and, as a result, wasted away while VHS became the industry standard. While so many commercial and theatrical projects move non-union, we have an opportunity to gain greater numbers and force while the moment is within our grasp. Lessening the initiation fee to under $1,000 might just Correction: On page 55 of the Spring 2019 issue, the Houston SAG Awards party photo was mislabeled as Austin. We regret the error. help in that regard, then sending word to all performers through their agencies across the U.S. that union membership can work for them. There will be a cost [to] our revenue base, but the greater cost of losing most work to non-union projects is even greater. The time to write/call your union rep is right now. Andrew Pio Los Angeles Local Letters to the Editor - 9