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Veteran writer-producer Joel Rogosin, who was nominated for three Primetime Emmys in a TV career that spanned more than 30 years, has died. He becomes the the fifth resident at the MPTF's Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills to succumb to the coronavirus. He was 87. Rogosin's first job in the industry in 1957 was as…

Two residents at the MPTF's skilled nursing facility in Woodland Hills have died of complications from COVID-19, and four staffers have tested positive for the virus. The MPTF reported the first case of coronavirus on March 31, and six more on April 3. "We lost a resident yesterday and a second one today," said Bob…

Six more residents at the MPTF's skilled nursing facility have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total there to seven. The Motion Picture & Television Fund reported the first case on Tuesday. Some 250 entertainment industry retirees live on the MPTF's Wasserman Campus in Woodland Hills. "The good news…

A retiree at the Motion Picture & Television Fund's skilled nursing facility has tested positive for the coronavirus, and two others are exhibiting symptoms and have been transferred to an isolation unit. This is the first incident of COVID-19 at the facility, where some 250 entertainment retirees live on the…

Crazy Rich Asians and The Farewell star Awkwafina will take on the hosting duties at the eighth annual “Reel Stories, Real Lives” event benefitting the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF). The event will take place on November 4 at the Directors Guild of America. “Reel Stories, Real Live” features the industry's…

A day after CAA was among the major Hollywood agencies to cancel plans to host their annual Emmy Weekend parties amid the ongoing standoff with the WGA, the agency said Thursday it instead is donating to the Motion Picture & Television Fund. The undisclosed sum will go to the MPTF’s Community Programs Fund, which…

The Motion Picture & Television Fund's VA Benefits Assistance Program has helped Hollywood's military veterans and their families collect more than $500,000 in unclaimed retroactive Veterans Affairs benefits over the last five years — and more than $85,000 in ongoing monthly benefits, all tax free for life. On…

Allegations of a cover-up of sexual assaults at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital have been leveled on behalf of one of the women who was allegedly assaulted there. Attorneys for Sylvia Mathes, one of more than a dozen elderly women who were allegedly assaulted by a fellow resident, now claim an…

Anyone in the motion picture and television community who has been affected by the numerous fires that have swept through Southern California can get help through The Motion Picture and Television Fund. The MPTF says it is offering assistance to members of the film and TV community whose fires have upended their lives…

The annual Hollywood Film Awards will take place on November 5 this year at the Beverly Hilton, with organizers saying this year proceeds will benefit the Motion Picture Television Fund. The untelevised event hands out awards in several categories, and usually draws a legit throng of cast, creatives and crew of films…

Kirk Douglas doesn’t turn 100 years old until December 9th, but he got an early birthday celebration and a huge cake from the industry at last night’s 95th Anniversary show for the Motion Picture & Television Fund at the MPTF Wasserman Campus in Woodland Hills. It was an irony lost on no one that perhaps the most…

We’ve known since the spring that the annual fundraiser held for a decade-plus at the Beverly Hills Hotel was pulling up stakes amid the boycotts that have hit that venue. Now sources confirm to Deadline that the Motion Picture Television Fund’s 2015 Night Before event is heading to the centrally located and spacious…