Gala Ball

Nearly 51 years to the day after its founding, the Guild celebrated with a “Golden Anniversary Gala Ball” attended by almost 1,500 guests at the Hollywood Palladium, June 23, 1984. Celebrations were also held by Guild branches in New York (with a “Moving Picture Ball”), Arizona, Boston, Detroit, Las Vegas, and San Francisco. At the Hollywood ball, State Senator Hersch Rosenthal presented the state legislature’s resolution, declaring June 30, 1984 “Screen Actors Guild Day” throughout California.