ORGANIZATION

Formed 1921 in Hollywood, affiliated with the Authors Guild in 1933. It became part of the new Writers Guild of America (West) in 1951-54.

Founding Date:
1921

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles Brackett	Screenwriter	26-Nov-1892	9-Mar-1969	Billy Wilder's collaborator
Lester Cole	Screenwriter	19-Jun-1904	15-Aug-1985	Born Free
Lillian Hellman	Playwright	20-Jun-1905	30-Jun-1984	Little Foxes
James Hilton	Novelist	9-Sep-1900	20-Dec-1954	Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Ring Lardner, Jr.	Playwright	19-Aug-1915	31-Oct-2000	Screenwriter, M*A*S*H
John Howard Lawson	Playwright	25-Sep-1894	11-Aug-1977	One of the Hollywood Ten
John O'Hara	Author	31-Jan-1905	11-Apr-1970	Appointment in Samarra
George Seaton	Screenwriter	17-Apr-1911	28-Jul-1979	Miracle on 34th Street

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