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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 0 I 1 9 WESTERN REGION ADDITIONS Adi Dardik, 2AD Charlie Watson, 1AD EASTERN REGION ADDITIONS Sophia F. Weathersby, 2AD Davis A. Woodall, 2AD MEMBERSHIP REPORT PRIMARY CATEGORY CHANGES Topher Wolfe to 1AD Remembering Former DGA National Executive Director Michael Franklin (1923-2020) On July 21, 2020, the DGA issued the following statement upon learning of the passing of Michael Franklin: "As National Executive Director of the Guild from 1978 to 1987, Michael was a leader who, in partnership with the National Board, worked steadily towards improving the modern infrastructure of the DGA. He founded the legal, residuals, membership and signatories departments, and established the Guild's ability to enforce contracts through the arbitration process. As national executive director, he oversaw the negotiations that secured pay TV formulas for members working in what was, at that time, a nascent but rapidly growing genre, and also established the current formula for home video residuals. Michael was a dedicated leader in the fi ght against hiring discrimination, and it was during his tenure that the Guild's fi rst diversity committees were formed. In recognition of his work for the DGA, the Guild named Michael an Honorary Life Member in 1988." Remembering Director Sir Alan Parker (1944-2020) On August 1, 2020, the DGA noted the passing of Director Sir Alan Parker: The infl uential British fi lmmaker was twice nominated for the DGA Theatrical Feature Film Award (for Midnight Express in 1978 and Mississippi Burning in 1988) and a founding member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain. In addition to Parker's DGA and Academy-Award nominated features, he was also the director of the features Bugsy Malone, Fame, Shoot the Moon, Pink Floyd: The Wall, Birdy, Angel Heart, Come See the Paradise, The Commitments, The Road to Wellville, Evita, Angela's Ashes and The Life of David Gale. A related DGA Quarterly article from the Summer 2012 issue recalls Parker's work creating an intense and gory fi ght scene in Midnight Express. The article can be accessed online at www.dga.org. IN MEMORIAM Kristi Antunovich, 2AD Matthew J. Clark, 1AD Michael Franklin, DIR Billy Hale, DIR Nick Havinga, DIR Nat Holt, 1AD Sidney Levin, DIR Mitch O. Mentor, DIR Michael J. Miller, 1AD Alan W. Parker, DIR William F. Phillips, DIR Timothy A. Regler, DIR Steven T. Rush, DIR Ronald L. Schwary, DIR Brian Thomson, DIR