1936
Screen Directors Guild is founded by 13 of Hollywood's leading filmmakers including John Ford and King Vidor.
1948
George Marshall, prexy of the Screen Directors Guild, institutes an awards program to honor helmers for directorial achievement.
1960
Screen Directors Guild changes its name to Directors Guild of America
1966
Directors Guild of America, founded 30 years earlier in Hollywood, purchases building in New York at 110 W. 57th St. to serve as East Coast headquarters.
1987