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Connie Stevens has been selected to receive the Ralph Morgan award, SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local’s highest honor.

“My mother’s star still shines so bright. However, it is her life of activism and service that inspires me the most,” said Stevens’ daughter Joely Fisher. “Her penchant for sparkly things is matched only by her desire to help the underserved and her fellow performers. She loves our country and this great union. I am humbled and proud that the Los Angeles Local’s highest honor, the Ralph Morgan Award, will be bestowed on Connie Stevens. My dreams are coming true, in that I might be able to bring to fruition some of what she fought for in the position she once held as secretary-treasurer of Screen Actors Guild.”

Stevens is an actor, singer and served as the Screen Actors Guild Secretary-Treasurer between 2005 and 2009. Between 2005 and 2022, she also served on numerous...

Back Stage obtained the following e-mail exchange between Screen Actors Guild's 1st vice president Anne-Marie Johnson and national board of directors candidate Ned Vaughn. Both Johnson and Vaughn verified the authenticity of the messages, in which Johnson, leader of SAG's MembershipFirst party, and Vaughn, co-founder of the Unite for Strength party, discuss the possibility of a jointly organized campaign event. As of publication, no such event had yet been scheduled.************************From: Anne-Marie JohnsonSent: Friday, August 27, 2010 12:02 PMTo: Ned VaughnCc: Joe d'AngerioSubject: InvitationAugust 27, 2010Dear Ned: We both know how important it is to get accurate information out to our members before they are asked to vote on something as important as our upcoming elections. Because of this, we are inviting you and members of your slate to a taped, unedited 2010 SAG Hollywood Board Seat Election Debate, to be aired on our respective websites. I'm sure you're just as frustrated as we are with the tit-for-tat,...

Membership First has issued its 2010 SAG election slate of 29 candidates for the September vote. The group is "dedicated to protecting the members of the Screen Actors Guild by preserving the existing contracts as well as providing viable contracts for the future". In numbered ballot order: #1 Clancy Brown, #2 Esai Morales, #9 Valerie Harper, #11 David Clennon, #15 Pete Antico, #16 Bob Carlson, #18 Angela Watson, #19 Jane Austin, #20 Jeff Austin, #21 Scott Pierce, #22 Jenny Worman, #23 Joe Bologna, #26 David Joliffe, #29 Amy Madigan, #30 Sumi Haru, #34 Renee Taylor, #35 Paul Napier, #40 Alan Rosenberg, #42 Larry Joshua, #43 William Mapother, #44 Bernie Casey, #50 Hector Herrera, #56 Joe D'Angerio, #59 Alan Ruck, #61 Clint Howard, #65 Peter Kwong, #69 Nancy Sinatra, #73 Frances Fisher, #74 Carole Elliott.