Constance Bennett Building

Presidents: Robert Montgomery, Ralph Morgan.
Secretary: Kenneth Thomson. The Guild occupied the entire secondfloor of this location.

Important events: Guild recognized by the major motion pictureproducers in June, 1937, signs first contract, and is flooded withnew applicants – first Guild branch office opened (in New York,headed by Mrs. Florence "Bobbie" Marston) – AmericanFederation of Radio Artists formed, with Eddie Cantor as first President– first threat by International Alliance of Theatrical StageEmployes (IATSE) International President George Browne and his "personalrepresentative" in Hollywood, Willie Bioff to take over all actorunions (after President Robert Montgomery refused Bioff's requestto re-instate a suspended Guild/IATSE joint-member. Bioff felt hiscontribution in getting Louis B. Mayer and Joseph Scheck to recognizethe Guild entitled him to "favors" from it) – IATSErequests American Federation of Labor revoke the Guild's charter;Montgomery initiates investigation of Bioff; Guild temporarily closesmembership to new extra players.