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Mary Tyler Moore "In 1955 … I sought out the Screen Actors Guild in hopes of becoming a member. But ... there were six other Mary Moores on the SAG pages. Word came back: 'Want to work in 'the business'? Change your name, sweetheart.' … Tyler was my middle name," said the 48th recipient. "I spoke it out loud. 'Mary Tyler Moore.' It sounded right … SAG was happy. My father was happy. And tonight, after having the privilege of working in this business among the most creative and talented people imaginable, I too, am happy, after all. Thank you." Dick Van Dyke "I am looking at the greatest generation of actors in the history of acting," 49th honoree Van Dyke told the audience. "You've all lifted the art, I don't know, to another place now. And besides that, you're everywhere. You're in Darfur, Somalia, Haiti, New Orleans, you're all over the place, trying to do what's right … And all I have to say is if this very heavy object means that I can refer to you as my peers, I'm a happy man." 85 SAG-AFTRA SPECIAL ISSUE 2025 / sagaf tra.org