Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) First Year Membership Roll Call (from The Film Daily 1928 Year Book)

In January, 1928, "The Film Daily" (aka, "Wid's Film Daily") published its annual yearbook of the previous year's activities. Included was the first roster of members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who had joined by the end of 1927. Below is an alphabetical list of the 358 members listed, including their branch affiliations, plus two more who were committee members but were not listed until the following year. Also included are the offices and committee memberships some members held. Those who were among the 36 founding members are also noted. Some of the names on the list have no IMDb profiles: Fred W. Beetson, president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association (MPPDA) - Producers Branch; Frank A. Brandow - Technicians Branch; Nathan Burkan, a copyright lawyer - Special Branch; Lawyers and Founding Members George W. Cohen and Edwin Loeb - Special Branch; John W Fingerlin, a theater chain accountant hired to manage Paramount's Long Island studio in preparation for a merger that never happened - Technicians Branch; John Froehlich - Technicians Branch; John J. Gain, a vice-president for the Catholic Motion Picture Guild of America - Producers Branch; Lee K Gaines - Technicians Branch; M.E. Greenwood, a manager at MGM - Producers Branch; Milton E. Hoffman, Paramount Pictures executive and Founding Member - Producers Branch; F.E. Pelton, who developed a system for moving and storing sets on a soundstage - Technicians Branch, Board of Directors and Technicians Class Executive Committee; J.D. Peter - Technicians Branch; Samuel Spring - Special Branch; W.T. Strohm, an electrician and lighting specialist - Technicians Branch; George A. Volck - Technicians Branch.