Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital

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The Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital is a senior citizen center and nursing home on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles . The facility, which consists of several residential buildings and a hospital, is reserved exclusively for people in the film and television industry and is financed by the Motion Picture & Television Fund .

history

The grounds of the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital were acquired in 1940 by the Motion Picture & Television Fund co-founder Jean Hersholt to be used as a residence for retired filmmakers. Designed by William Pereira , the facility opened on September 27, 1942 in the presence of Jean Hersholt and Mary Pickford . The associated hospital was opened in 1948.

The facility can only be used and inhabited by people from the film and television industry. The residents included both great film stars and people who only worked behind the camera or as extras and are therefore less well known. The price for accommodation in the facility depends on the property of the residents. For example, filmmakers without large financial means can live in the facility free of charge. The Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital has an annual budget of $ 120 million, funded by donations from the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

In January 2009, Jeffrey Katzenberg, as chairman, announced the closure of the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital because the facility lost $ 10 million annually to the Motion Picture & Television Fund and threatened bankruptcy . The news of the impending closure attracted a lot of media coverage and petitions against the closure. Prominent proponents of continuing to use the facility included John Schneider and David Carradine .

Due to the continued media coverage, the facility decided not to close the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital. In the following years the financial situation of the institution improved again. In December 2015, on the occasion of his 99th birthday, actor Kirk Douglas donated $ 15 million to build an additional building for up to 80 residents with Alzheimer's disease . In previous years, Douglas had repeatedly donated large sums to the facility. Other supporters include Jodie Foster and George Clooney .

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in the United States , animator Ann Sullivan was the third resident of the retirement and nursing home to suffer from SARS-CoV after actor Allen Garfield and the husband of another member of the television and film industry -2 infection died. At the time of her death on April 13, 2020, 13 other residents and eight caregivers had tested positive for the virus. A day later, the cameraman died of Steven Spielberg , Allen Daviau , also from the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Prominent residents (selection)

Residents

Former residents

Victims of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital - Announced Closure. Retrieved October 7, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Kirk Douglas Turns 99 With A Party And A $ 15 Million Birthday Gift. December 11, 2015, accessed October 7, 2016 .
  3. ↑ George Clooney, Jeffrey Katzenberg and the Fight for the Future of the MPTF Country House. April 23, 2015, accessed October 8, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Leah Simpson: Longtime Disney animator Ann Sullivan, 91, who was a painter on The Little Mermaid and Lion King, is third person to die of coronavirus at California nursing home for those in the entertainment industry. In: dailymail.co.uk . April 14, 2020, accessed on April 15, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Allen Garfield, 'Nashville' and 'Conversation' star, dies of COVID-19 complications. In: Los Angeles Times . April 8, 2020, accessed April 15, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Dave McNary: 'ET' Cinematographer Allen Daviau Dies of COVID-19 at 77. In: variety.com . April 16, 2020, accessed on April 16, 2020 .