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Bringing Oscar Home

On Sunday, April 25, 2021, the Academy honored MPTF, the 40th recipient and first organization, with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

MPTF's Oscar for Humanitarian Work

One in a Million

John (not his real name) was a Gulf War veteran from the ‘90s and until recently an active member of IATSE.

Veteran Benefits at MPTF

Courtenay Colors Outside the Lines

Some may say that Courtenay Valenti’s life began under dramatic circumstances as she found herself with an unlikely fan in President Lyndon B. Johnson (seen above, showing her a basket of puppies) Courtenay’s father, famed MPAA head Jack Valenti, was a trusted...

Courtenay Valenti with Lyndon B Johnson

Ice Cream Man

Donald Desmond is a resident in the Goldwyn Lodge on the iconic Motion Picture Home campus and a gift to everyone around him.

Donald Desmond & Larry Frybarger Ice Cream on Campus

A Heart Connection

Stacey Rigney’s dad, Richard “Duke” Anderson, lived in a cottage and then in Mary Pickford House at MPTF for 8 years

Stacey Rigney Volunteers as tribute to father Richard “Duke” Anderson