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The Entertainment Community Fund was founded as the Actors Fund of America by Albert Marshman Palmer on June 8, 1882, [1] largely due to the efforts of former New York University student Harrison Grey Fiske, editor of the New York Dramatic Mirror, who was aware of the many problems faced by those in the profession.
West Brighton, Staten Island. On May 8, 1902, the Actors Fund opened a home for retired entertainers on Staten Island, a borough of New York City, New York.In 1928, the New York City government took the property using eminent domain to enlarge an adjacent city park.
The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly the Actors Fund) has been there for everyone on stage, on camera and behind the scenes since 1882. This national human services organization has proven ...
The fund has received the most requests for help from people in California, followed by Atlanta and New York. It’s raised $7.6 million so far and is granting about $500,000 a week.
The cemetery has a special section for members of the Actors' Fund of America and the National Vaudeville Association, some of whom died in abject poverty. The cemetery contains four Commonwealth war graves, of three Canadian Army soldiers of World War I and a repatriated American Royal Air Force airman of World War II. [1]
In the wake of the pandemic, the Actors Fund charity is building affordable units, converting a parking lot in Hollywood, for entertainment industry workers.
On March 17, 2020, just days into Broadway's shutdown, Broadway Cares launched its COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund, with an initial $250,000. [70] The fund, administered by Actors' Fund of America, ensures thousands who work in theater and the performing arts receive lifesaving support. Within a week, more than 20 Broadway producers offered ...
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