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Goodbye to a Dear Friend

Goodbye to a Dear Friend

Retired President of Sony Pictures Studio Operations and Production and second-generation industry executive Gary O. Martin passed away on November 2, 2023. Gary was a truly cherished member of our MPTF family for many years. During his time at Sony (Columbia Pictures...

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

As entertainment industry crew members continue to struggle to make ends meet during the ongoing strike, we extend a heartfelt thank you to two very special organizations who played their part last week to help us take care of our own – and deliver some much-needed...

Enjoy stories from the sets of your favorite films and original creative pieces from the people who were actually there! If you've ever wondered who’s there to help industry members, active or retired, the Motion Picture and Television Fund is the answer. And we have...

Baby Snooks: Hollywood Radio Players

The Hollywood Radio Players, through the magic of Zoom, bring you new productions of classic Hollywood radio plays to raise funds for MPTF. Find out out more at www.hollywoodradioplayers.com, and subscribe to their YouTube channel and watch new episodes by clicking...

Carol Baum: Inside Hollywood with Hawk Koch

On October 3, 2023, from MPTF Studios' Creative Chaos, Hawk Koch welcomed Carol Baum, producer of 34 movies including Father of the Bride, to talk about her illustrious career and behind-the-scenes stories highlighted in her new book, Creative Producing....

Ed Begley Jr.: Inside Hollywood with Hawk Koch

Actor and environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr. shares stories of his life from his new book, To the Temple of Tranquility… and Step On It! In this honest and revealing memoir, Ed focuses on his relationship with his legendary father, adventures with Hollywood icons,...

Hawk Koch and Jerry Zucker

Writer, director, and producer of more than a dozen Hollywood films, Jerry Zucker joins Hawk live on MPTF Studios' Creative Chaos to talk about his life and hilarious new book, Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!, written with David Zucker and Jim...

A Tribute to Harry Northup

Beyond Baroque presents a special tribute to actor, poet, L.A. legend, and MPTF resident Harry Northup. Featured poets and guest speakers include Courteney Bailey, Bob Beitcher, Laurel Ann Bogen, Jeanette Clough, Jennifer Clymer, Corinne Conley, James Cushing, Michael...

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Aired live on Los Angeles' KTLA 5 on December 10, 2022, MPTF's first live telethon is hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron, and produced by Phil Rosenthal and David Wild. Thank you to our presenting sponsors, City National Bank and UCLA Health. To donate...

I Am MPTF: Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez

Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOTg3ogxLw

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Aired live on Los Angeles' KTLA 5 on December 10, 2022, MPTF's first live telethon is hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron, and produced by Phil Rosenthal and David Wild. Thank you to our presenting sponsors, City National Bank and UCLA Health. To donate...

I Am MPTF: Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez

Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOTg3ogxLw

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Aired live on Los Angeles' KTLA 5 on December 10, 2022, MPTF's first live telethon is hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron, and produced by Phil Rosenthal and David Wild. Thank you to our presenting sponsors, City National Bank and UCLA Health. To donate...

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

As entertainment industry crew members continue to struggle to make ends meet during the ongoing strike, we extend a heartfelt thank you to two very special organizations who played their part last week to help us take care of our own – and deliver some much-needed...

ABC7: Food Drive for Entertainment Crews

ABC7 takes a look at the August 25, 2023 food drive at MPTF with IATSE, Teamsters Local 399, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Labor Community Services and Matthew 25 Ministries, addressing the needs of entertainment...

KCAL: Food Drive at MPTF Campus

Los Angeles' KCAL covers the August 24, 2023 food drive with IATSE and Teamsters Local 399 volunteers and an interview with MPTF CEO Bob Beitcher. If you need help today, click here, and if you can help crew members in need, click here....

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

As entertainment industry crew members continue to struggle to make ends meet during the ongoing strike, we extend a heartfelt thank you to two very special organizations who played their part last week to help us take care of our own – and deliver some much-needed...

ABC7: Food Drive for Entertainment Crews

ABC7 takes a look at the August 25, 2023 food drive at MPTF with IATSE, Teamsters Local 399, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Labor Community Services and Matthew 25 Ministries, addressing the needs of entertainment...

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

As entertainment industry crew members continue to struggle to make ends meet during the ongoing strike, we extend a heartfelt thank you to two very special organizations who played their part last week to help us take care of our own – and deliver some much-needed...

I Am MPTF: Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez

Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOTg3ogxLw

Overnight Changes

Overnight Changes

Taking care of our parents is an issue that can come up when we least expect it

Fast Friends

Fast Friends

“You two are out causing trouble!” That’s the joking reaction you can hear sometimes on campus when a special pair of friends is out cruising around on their motorized wheelchairs. A bond formed quickly earlier this year when resident Dave Pierce, who worked for...

I Am MPTF: Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez

Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOTg3ogxLw

Overnight Changes

Overnight Changes

Taking care of our parents is an issue that can come up when we least expect it

I Am MPTF: Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez

Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOTg3ogxLw

Tom Bergeron on KTLA

Tom Bergeron appears on KTLA on December 6, 2022 to talk about his career including hosting MPTF's "Lights, Camera, Take Action!" telethon. Read more at KTLA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVfnLcXB-d0

KTLA’s L.A. Unscripted with MPTF

KTLA profiles MPTF on "LA Unscripted" on December 6, 2022, featuring interviews with Bob Beitcher, Courteney Bailey, and Kay Weissman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cMQ2rgMgC8

Giving Day: MPTF’s 100th

Watch this special video with Tom Bergeron about where your money goes at MPTF, and donate at https://app.mobilecause.com/form/nGsqaw?vid=lpzua https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWJIobO3ENU

Tom Bergeron on KTLA

Tom Bergeron appears on KTLA on December 6, 2022 to talk about his career including hosting MPTF's "Lights, Camera, Take Action!" telethon. Read more at KTLA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVfnLcXB-d0

KTLA’s L.A. Unscripted with MPTF

KTLA profiles MPTF on "LA Unscripted" on December 6, 2022, featuring interviews with Bob Beitcher, Courteney Bailey, and Kay Weissman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cMQ2rgMgC8

Tom Bergeron on KTLA

Tom Bergeron appears on KTLA on December 6, 2022 to talk about his career including hosting MPTF's "Lights, Camera, Take Action!" telethon. Read more at KTLA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVfnLcXB-d0

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

As entertainment industry crew members continue to struggle to make ends meet during the ongoing strike, we extend a heartfelt thank you to two very special organizations who played their part last week to help us take care of our own – and deliver some much-needed...

A Crisis for So Many

A Crisis for So Many

July 14, 2023 - With production shut down due to the current work stoppage, we have seen a dramatic increase in inbound calls to MPTF from industry members seeking some form of assistance. Speaking to Deadline, Jennifer Jorge, our Director of Community Social...

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

As entertainment industry crew members continue to struggle to make ends meet during the ongoing strike, we extend a heartfelt thank you to two very special organizations who played their part last week to help us take care of our own – and deliver some much-needed...

A Crisis for So Many

A Crisis for So Many

July 14, 2023 - With production shut down due to the current work stoppage, we have seen a dramatic increase in inbound calls to MPTF from industry members seeking some form of assistance. Speaking to Deadline, Jennifer Jorge, our Director of Community Social...

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings

As entertainment industry crew members continue to struggle to make ends meet during the ongoing strike, we extend a heartfelt thank you to two very special organizations who played their part last week to help us take care of our own – and deliver some much-needed...

A Crisis for So Many

A Crisis for So Many

July 14, 2023 - With production shut down due to the current work stoppage, we have seen a dramatic increase in inbound calls to MPTF from industry members seeking some form of assistance. Speaking to Deadline, Jennifer Jorge, our Director of Community Social...

A New Home

A New Home

We all know life can throw a curve ball when you least expect it, and someone who knows that all too well is James Hearn. Now 73 years old, he worked for years in the industry doing testing and repairing of consoles and other equipment for sound mixing as well as...

Home Safe Home

An emotional story of healing and home repairs.

A Crisis for So Many

A Crisis for So Many

July 14, 2023 - With production shut down due to the current work stoppage, we have seen a dramatic increase in inbound calls to MPTF from industry members seeking some form of assistance. Speaking to Deadline, Jennifer Jorge, our Director of Community Social...

A New Home

A New Home

We all know life can throw a curve ball when you least expect it, and someone who knows that all too well is James Hearn. Now 73 years old, he worked for years in the industry doing testing and repairing of consoles and other equipment for sound mixing as well as...

A Crisis for So Many

A Crisis for So Many

July 14, 2023 - With production shut down due to the current work stoppage, we have seen a dramatic increase in inbound calls to MPTF from industry members seeking some form of assistance. Speaking to Deadline, Jennifer Jorge, our Director of Community Social...

A Healing Power

Hasbro Cats: a calming influence and healing force.

A Healing Power

Hasbro Cats: a calming influence and healing force.

Jodie Foster & Harry Northup at MPTF’s 100th

Jodie Foster and Harry Northup, who appeared together in "The Silence of the Lambs," talk about their meaningful connections to MPTF at "100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service" on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa....

Jodie Foster & Harry Northup at MPTF’s 100th

Jodie Foster and Harry Northup, who appeared together in "The Silence of the Lambs," talk about their meaningful connections to MPTF at "100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service" on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa....

Jodie Foster & Harry Northup at MPTF’s 100th

Jodie Foster and Harry Northup, who appeared together in "The Silence of the Lambs," talk about their meaningful connections to MPTF at "100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service" on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa....

Let’s Get Social

Let’s Get Social

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy recently published a report about the significant health impact of social isolation and loneliness, as well as the healing effects of social connection and community. “Loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling,” he noted. “It...

A Life To Celebrate

A Life To Celebrate

Our commitment to promoting social connection with programs like the Daily Call Sheet, which pairs industry volunteers with retired industry members for ongoing friendly social calls, has resulted in powerful pairings of volunteers with older adults over the past...

A Life-Changing Three Years

A Life-Changing Three Years

In 2019, MPTF was awarded a three-year, $1-million grant from ACL (the Administration for Community Living) to serve people living with the effects of dementia and their caregivers. Partnering with Alzheimer’s LA and Wise & Healthy Aging, MPTF’s ACL implementation...

Called It

Called It

MPTF’s Social Isolation Impact Project and its Director, Maureen Feldman, were honored by the Los Angeles Alliance for Community Health and Aging’s Innovation Committee with its first leadership award.

Let’s Get Social

Let’s Get Social

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy recently published a report about the significant health impact of social isolation and loneliness, as well as the healing effects of social connection and community. “Loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling,” he noted. “It...

A Life To Celebrate

A Life To Celebrate

Our commitment to promoting social connection with programs like the Daily Call Sheet, which pairs industry volunteers with retired industry members for ongoing friendly social calls, has resulted in powerful pairings of volunteers with older adults over the past...

Let’s Get Social

Let’s Get Social

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy recently published a report about the significant health impact of social isolation and loneliness, as well as the healing effects of social connection and community. “Loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling,” he noted. “It...

Connecting to the Light

On December 16th, 2020, our webinar series wrapped up its first year with “Connecting to the Light—How to Cope in this Uncertain Time.” Our dedicated on-campus chaplains, Rabbi Arthur Rosenberg and Chaplain Dina Kuperstock, live on the front lines of care, offering...

Veterans Among Us

Veterans Among Us

Orven Schanzer fought in WWII in the 9th Air Force. After three bronze stars, a victory ribbon, Good Conduct Medal and others, Orven returned to the states to begin an extensive career with 20th Century Fox. He was an editor on Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor,...

Celebrating Life

Celebrating Life

Our campus Chaplains and their role in our community.

Connecting to the Light

On December 16th, 2020, our webinar series wrapped up its first year with “Connecting to the Light—How to Cope in this Uncertain Time.” Our dedicated on-campus chaplains, Rabbi Arthur Rosenberg and Chaplain Dina Kuperstock, live on the front lines of care, offering...

Veterans Among Us

Veterans Among Us

Orven Schanzer fought in WWII in the 9th Air Force. After three bronze stars, a victory ribbon, Good Conduct Medal and others, Orven returned to the states to begin an extensive career with 20th Century Fox. He was an editor on Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor,...

Connecting to the Light

On December 16th, 2020, our webinar series wrapped up its first year with “Connecting to the Light—How to Cope in this Uncertain Time.” Our dedicated on-campus chaplains, Rabbi Arthur Rosenberg and Chaplain Dina Kuperstock, live on the front lines of care, offering...

Father’s Day

Father’s Day

June 18, 2023 - Our MPTF family is full of stories of fatherhood, including several right here on campus. For example, Richard M. Learman, a resident here for four years, had many positions in the entertainment industry for five decades including Assistant Director,...

A Helping Hand

A Helping Hand

“Just as it doesn't hurt to smile, it's pretty easy to reach down and help someone out.” That’s the philosophy of Walton Dornisch, an active and enthusiastic MPTF volunteer with a long entertainment industry history. In fact, as he explains, “my great-grandmother,...

Star Power

Star Power

“Every card is unique; I never make the same one twice!” That’s how Anne Star describes her monthly Angel Cards made for MPTF residents, one of the many ways volunteers can give back from their own homes. These cards can be made for birthdays and holidays, and the...

A Life To Celebrate

A Life To Celebrate

Our commitment to promoting social connection with programs like the Daily Call Sheet, which pairs industry volunteers with retired industry members for ongoing friendly social calls, has resulted in powerful pairings of volunteers with older adults over the past...

Father’s Day

Father’s Day

June 18, 2023 - Our MPTF family is full of stories of fatherhood, including several right here on campus. For example, Richard M. Learman, a resident here for four years, had many positions in the entertainment industry for five decades including Assistant Director,...

A Helping Hand

A Helping Hand

“Just as it doesn't hurt to smile, it's pretty easy to reach down and help someone out.” That’s the philosophy of Walton Dornisch, an active and enthusiastic MPTF volunteer with a long entertainment industry history. In fact, as he explains, “my great-grandmother,...

Father’s Day

Father’s Day

June 18, 2023 - Our MPTF family is full of stories of fatherhood, including several right here on campus. For example, Richard M. Learman, a resident here for four years, had many positions in the entertainment industry for five decades including Assistant Director,...