Oscar Winner Marlee Matlin to Receive Prestigious Award in Israel

Acclaimed actress Marlee Matlin will receive the Morton E. Ruderman award at a ceremony next month in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Oscar winner Marlee Matlin to receive prestigious award in Israel

by Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural

West Hollywood, CA (The Hollywood Times) 5/30/17 – Acclaimed actress Marlee Matlin will receive the Morton E. Ruderman award at a ceremony next month in Tel Aviv, Israel.

The $100,000 award will be given to the Oscar winner on behalf of the Ruderman Family Foundation for her work promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in Hollywood.

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7th Annual Plaza Classic Film Festival in El Paso, Texas.

The Plaza Theater was constructed in 1929, by Louis L. Dent, who wanted to bring something to the people of El Paso. At the time Louis L. Dent told the El Paso Times, "El Paso has been good to me, and I am going to put something everybody will proud of." The Plaza Classic Film Festival is doing just that! The festival is produced by the El Paso Community Foundation and will run August 7 – August 17.

Plaza Classic Film Festival is the World’s Largest Classic Film Festival!

 

The Plaza Theater El Paso Texas
The Plaza Theater El Paso Texas

 By Guest Writer Cristina Vigil Salas &        Cynthia Griffing

El Paso, TX (The Hollywood Times) 8/13/2014. ~ Summer brings The Largest Classic Film Festival back to The Plaza Theater.  The Plaza Theater was constructed in 1929, by Louis L. Dent, who wanted to bring something to the people of El Paso. At the time Louis L. Dent told the El Paso Times, “El Paso has been good to me, and I am going to put something everybody will proud of.”  The Plaza Classic Film Festival is doing just that!   The festival is produced by the El Paso Community Foundation and will run August 7 – August 17.

Shirley Jones with  Cristina Vigil Salas and Rafael Salas
Shirley Jones with Cristina Vigil Salas and Rafael Salas

Special guest attending the Plaza Classic Film Festival to meet fans of their films are;

Shirley Jones, “South Pacific”, “Oklahoma!”, “Carousel”, “The Music Man,” and “Elmer Gantry” for which she won an Academy Award.The Partridge Family,”  and her book “Shirley Jones: A Memoir.” 

Shirley Jones with Cristina Vigil Salas and Rafael Salas
Shirley Jones with Cristina Vigil Salas and Rafael Salas
Plaza Classic Film Festival  Q& A with Shirley Jones photo by Cristina Vigil Salas
Plaza Classic Film Festival Q& A with Shirley Jones photo by Cristina Vigil Salas
Shirley Jones Q&A at the Plaza Classic Film Festival  Photo by Cristina Vigil Salas
Shirley Jones Q&A at the Plaza Classic Film Festival
Photo by Cristina Vigil Salas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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