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[ IN MEMORIAM ] S A G A F T R A .O R G S AG - A F T R A S PEC I A L IS S U E 2 0 26 94 Marvin Downey 10/14/2025 David Duclon 1/15/2025 Keir Dumont 11/16/2025 Amentha Dymally 12/4/2025 Jeff Eagle 11/29/2025 Jon Easton 1/11/2025 Judith Easton 5/2/2025 Samantha Eggar 10/15/2025 Carl F. Ehrlich 10/23/2025 Kathleen Eichleay 8/17/2025 Taina Elg 5/15/2025 Neil Elliot 2/28/2025 Harry J. Elston 3/3/2025 Joe Ely 12/15/2025 Peter Engel 3/4/2025 Cleto Escobedo 11/11/2025 Carlos Esperon 3/14/2025 Sandy Fagan 5/11/2025 Sarah Fankboner 3/17/2025 Patricia Clark Fantozzi 4/15/2025 Joe Farago 3/23/2025 Daniel Faraldo 2/1/2025 Alvin Farmer 8/20/2025 Florinel Fatulescu 4/16/2025 Joseph Feingold 4/30/2025 Howard Ferguson Woitzman 8/13/2025 Pat Finn 12/22/2025 Pat Crowley ABC/PHOTOFEST Belva Davis Cleto Escobedo III ABC/DISNEY Pat Finn Roberta Flack SHUT TERSTOCK George Foreman PHOTOFEST DIANE LADD, a SAG-AFTRA National Board member and Ralph Morgan Award honoree, passed away Nov. 3, 2025, in Ojai, California, at the age of 89. The mother of actor Laura Dern, Ladd appeared in more than 200 films and television shows and received three Academy Award nominations. In 1981, she won a Golden Globe for her role in the sitcom Alice. Ladd joined both SAG and AFTRA in 1956. She was first elected to the SAG National Board in 1982, serving a two-year term. She returned to union service in 2001 and went on to serve for more than two decades, through 2023, as a National Board member and as a member or vice chair of several national committees. In 2025, Ladd received the Ralph Morgan Award in recognition of her outstanding service. Named in honor of Ralph Morgan, the first president of the Screen Actors Guild, the award recognizes catalysts for positive change — those who embody the spirit of volunteerism and inspire others to join the fight for better wages and working conditions. On Nov. 6, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, in conjunction with Ladd's family, established the Diane Ladd Fund in her honor. The Fund provides critical health assistance to SAG-AFTRA members in urgent need. PHOTOFEST