Michael Franklin, who used to serve as the top executive at the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America West, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 96.
Franklin served at executive director for the WGA West for two decades before becoming the first national executive director of the DGA in 1978. He oversaw the establishment of formulas for DGA members on pay television and home video.
“Michael was a dedicated leader in the fight against hiring discrimination and it was during his tenure that the Guild’s first diversity committees were formed,” the DGA said.
He was succeeded by Glenn Gumpel in 1987. Franklin was named an honorary life member of the DGA in 1988.
WGA West president David Goodman said in a statement, “Mike Franklin, the longest-serving executive director in the history of the Wgaw, represented Hollywood writers during two formative decades, leading us through the period that spanned the end of the Blacklist,...
Franklin served at executive director for the WGA West for two decades before becoming the first national executive director of the DGA in 1978. He oversaw the establishment of formulas for DGA members on pay television and home video.
“Michael was a dedicated leader in the fight against hiring discrimination and it was during his tenure that the Guild’s first diversity committees were formed,” the DGA said.
He was succeeded by Glenn Gumpel in 1987. Franklin was named an honorary life member of the DGA in 1988.
WGA West president David Goodman said in a statement, “Mike Franklin, the longest-serving executive director in the history of the Wgaw, represented Hollywood writers during two formative decades, leading us through the period that spanned the end of the Blacklist,...
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