Academy Founders 14

N.B. The member numbers follow The Internet Movie Database's list order announcing the Academy in January 1927. 

14. Charles Christie (1880-1955) of the Producers Branch. The photo is by Witzel Studio.

With his brother Al (Alfred Ernest Christie, 1881-1951), Christie was an early comedy producer. Like some of his fellow Academy founders, Charles Christie took an interest in the Motion Picture Relief Fund from its founding in 1921.

The Depression ultimately crippled the Christies' studio, after which Charles and Al focused on their real estate holdings.

Martha Graham (1894-1991) and Ted Shawn (1891-1972)

How does a still photograph show movement? In general, once shutter speeds were fast enough to catch motion without blurring, the photo's subject was often captured mid-jump. In the case of Martha Graham and Ted Shawn's tango, they are shown mid-step, with Shawn's jacket canting up as his left arm arcs behind him.

The photo is by Witzel Studio.