The screen writer (Apr-Oct 1948)

Record Details:

Title:
The screen writer
Date:
Apr-Oct 1948
Publisher:
Hollywood : Screen Writers' Guild, Inc.
Volume:
The screen writer (Apr-Oct 1948)
Leaf #:
00026
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
'A publication of the Screen Writers' Guild, Inc.'
Date Added:
December 21, 2023
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< > 35 H w w H The Screen Writers' Guild _^;/ 7933 _^;/ 1948 Guild members in the past haven't been Anniversary conscious, but now that fifteen years have passed since the Guild changed from a social group meeting at the old Writers' Club to an organization seriously trying to better the status of screen writers, the Editorial Committee thought it time to review the Guild's history, its achievements and aspirations, and to consider carefully the direction the Guild should take. Certain gains for writers resulting from the Guild's efforts stand out sharply, particularly the stabilization of screen credits and the raising of minimum salaries to $187.50, compared to the fact that in 1939, 46.4% of Guild members received a weekly salary of $100 or less. The Guild has also strengthened the individual writer in his dealings with producers and agents. But other questions which Guild members were seriously discussing in the 30's — royalties, licensing, greater recognition of the writers' contribution to the industry — are still unsolved. Appropriately , articles in this Anniversary issue continue the discussion and indicate that screen writers before long may find workable solutions to these problems also. The Screen Writer, April, 194