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2 0 I D G A M O N T H L Y Remembering Richard Donner (1930-2021) On July 8, DGA President Thomas Schlamme made the following statement regarding the passing of Director Richard Donner. "Our world is measurably sadder with the loss of legendary filmmaker Richard Donner. Dick was the type of director we all looked up to – inventive, creative and well-respected throughout the industry and by his peers. He directed some of the most iconic productions on both the big and small screen which will always be remembered, from scaring audiences half to death with his classic Twilight Zone episode 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet' to making them believe a man could fly with his brilliant 1978 blockbuster Superman. In addition to his cultural contributions to film and television, Donner was a proud champion of directors' creative rights. He served on the Guild's Theatrical Creative Rights Committee and fought hard to ensure that directors were properly credited for their work. Directors and Guild leaders knew they could count on Dick's wisdom and thoughtful solutions to handling creative rights issues. We have lost a true friend of the DGA. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends, and the many people who loved him." The 82 productions on Donner's filmography includes the features The Omen, Maverick, Ladyhawke and the Lethal Weapon series; as well as episodes of iconic television shows such as Wanted: Dead or Alive, Have Gun - Will Travel, The Rifleman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Perry Mason, Gilligan's Island, and The Fugitive. Donner's features, Superman and The Goonies, were both selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant. WESTERN REGION ADDITIONS Matt Angel, DIR Juan Avella, DIR Christopher Borrelli, DIR Lakendria Browder, DIR Chris Buongiorno, DIR John Carney, 2AD Luis Cervero, DIR Matt Charman, DIR Steve Condiotti, DIR Suzanne Coote, DIR Eric De Los Prados, 2AD Adrian De Wet, DIR Ryan Ennis, UPM Kim Farrant, DIR Sam Fichtner, DIR T.J. Ganser, SM Megan Ganz, DIR Maritte L. Go, UPM Pablo Gomez-Castro, DIR Hamish Gough, 1AD Tyler Gourley, DIR Aaron Grossman, 2AD Amit Gupta, DIR Blythe Haaga, DIR Greg Hall, 2AD Dee Harris-Lawrence, DIR Pascal Heiduk, DIR Heather Hemmens, DIR Dylan C. Holmes Williams, DIR Nia S. Hronis, SM Marie Jamora, DIR Christopher Jennings, UPM Peter E. Jensen, 2AD Drew Kirsch, DIR Kristin Lehman, DIR Maggie Levin, DIR Michelle Lewis, DIR Courtney A. Lilly, DIR Benjamin D. Lobato, DIR Jes Macallan, DIR Lucinda M. Margolis, DIR Philip Martin, DIR Felischa Marye, DIR Jordan Masterson, DIR Alex McAulay, DIR Shane M. McLoughlin, 2AD Mo McRae, DIR C.C. Miller, DIR Dean Mitchell, DIR Mitsuyo Miyazaki, DIR Djuna Myers, UPM Phyllis Nagy, DIR Dustin Nguyen, DIR Jacqueline E. Paul, SM Patrick J. Peach, UPM Aubrey Plaza, DIR Maisie Richardson-Sellers, DIR Beth Riesgraf, DIR Ryan J. Romania, SM Ray Romano, DIR Natasha F. Rothwell, DIR Anton San Filippo, SM Christoph Sanders, DIR Nancy Schwartzman, DIR Rhea Seehorn, DIR Michael Shelton, DIR Kati Skelton, DIR Ryan Sturz, DIR Irene Taylor, DIR Keith Thomas, DIR Emily Ting, DIR Stephanie Turner, DIR Trevor F. Tuttle, DIR Luke Van Patten, AD Shea W. Vanderpoort, DIR Sheila G. Waldron, DIR Wesley Walker, DIR Ryan W. White, DIR Scott Wolf, DIR James Young, DIR Camila Zapiola, DIR MEMBERSHIP REPORT IN MEMORIAM Joseph Behar, DIR Frank Bonner, DIR Byron R. Chudnow, DIR Vincent DeDario, AD Thomas A. Dewier, DIR Richard D. Donner, DIR Roger Duchowny, DIR John Erman, DIR Vince Humphrey, AD Derek G. Kavanagh, UPM Gary H. Lankford, DIR Norman S. Powell, DIR Norman Weissman, DIR Richard Witty, DIR See DeDario's and Donner's Visual History interviews on www.dga.org. Remembering Vincent DeDario (1939-2021) A DGA member since 1969, DeDario served nine terms on the Eastern AD/SM/PA Council including serving as First Vice Chair of the Council from 2006-2008. He also served two terms on the Western AD/SM/PA Council from 1974-1977 before relocating to the East Coast. With his nearly four decades of experience as an Associate Director working in sports, DeDario served several times as an informal advisor to the staff and Network Negotiations Committees on issues of sports jurisdiction. In recognition of his service to the industry and to the Guild, in 2014 he was presented with the Franklin Schaffner Achievement Award, the highest honor the DGA can bestow upon an Associate Director or Stage Manager. DeDario began his career in Los Angeles at ABC in 1969, working on game shows, variety programs, daytime dramas, news, and sports programs before becoming the Associate Director on American Bandstand. After moving to New York, he joined ABC Sports and spent the next three decades working on the broadcasts of the biggest sporting events including: the Olympics; the Super Bowl; Monday Night Football; the World Series; the Indianapolis 500; the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes; the Tour de France; America's Cup; the Ironman Triathlon and the New York City Marathon; and many other premiere sporting events for ABC's Wide World of Sports. Additionally, in the 1980s, DeDario worked on coverage of the 1982 and 1984 elections and the 1985 Presidential Inauguration for ABC News. After his retirement from ABC Sports in 2007, DeDario worked on numerous events for ESPN and NBC Sports. EASTERN REGION ADDITIONS Turner Andritz, 2AD Stephanie Fox, 2AD Benjamin F. Gamer, 2AD Robin Givens, DIR Maya Goldberg, 2AD TJ Hallett, 2AD Walter J. Hendrix III, 2AD Skylar L. Loraquette, 2AD Mike Mabbott, AD Douglas Martin, Jr., 2AD Luke A. Miller, AD Vincent P. Paternoster, 2AD Anthony M. Pisani, 2AD David K. Spencer, 1AD PRIMARY CATEGORY CHANGES Thaddeus J. Roenitz to 1AD Eric A. Pot to DIR Dennis Crow to UPM Sam Tischler to UPM Tami N. Kumin to 2AD