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Murphy was the first female member of the American Society of Cinematographers. She became a member in 1980, some 61 years after the organization was founded. That was seven after she became the first woman rated as a director of photography by Local 659, which was the Hollywood section of the International Photographers Guild.
A two-and-a-half-hour memorial tribute. Twenty-seven speakers. Three singers. And not a dull moment the entire time.
The Fourth Annual Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Academy Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic was held in Pacific Palisades on August 25 to benefit the Foundation's educational programs, the Archive of American Television, and other new projects.
Academy member and Emmy winner Barbara Miller has died. Miller was a veteran casting executive at Warner Bros. television, and was instrumental in launching a number of hit television series.
Today, visitors to the conference center at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences were magically transported back in time to the 1940s. The occasion? A sneak preview of the Governor's Ball, which remade the center into a vision of classic Hollywood, complete with vintage décor, design and food.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los Angeles (BAFTA/LA) will join the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in co-hosting the first annual Tea Party on Emmy weekend.
As fashion shows go, this one had something for everyone. It was the inaugural activity of ATAS Cares, the Academy Foundation's new outreach and community program.
The results for the officer elections of the Academy's Board of Governors were finalized at the board meeting on August 19. Also, the runoff for the governorship of the Daytime Programming Peer Group has concluded, resulting in the election of Bob Boden.
Academy Manager of Board Relations Karalee Vint has been named Non-Profit Employee of the Year by the 2003 Women in Business Awards.
Don Mischer, executive producer of this year's Emmys, will receive the Governors Award in the ninth annual American Choreography Awards. The award will be presented to Mischer for his significant contributions to dance.
The number of minority actors in television and theatrical roles reached its highest level in Screen Actors Guild history, according to its annual diversity report.
If comedy clubs are empty on the night of the Emmys, it's because all the comics are at the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Instead of choosing a single host, the Academy has rounded up an A-list of comics to anchor the event on September 21.
Academy chairman Bryce Zabel anounced today that producer-director Spike Jones, Jr. will return for his ninth year as producer of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ 2003 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Academy Secretary Dan Birman has released the initial election results for the TV Academy's board of governors elections for the 2003-05 term.
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