Claim: The Directors Guild of America's predecessor merged with the Radio and Television Directors Guild to become the modern Guild.

The Directors Guild of America -LRB- DGA -RRB- is an entertainment guild which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad . Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936 , the group merged with the Radio and Television Directors Guild in 1960 to become the modern Directors Guild of America .