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THE ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES SALUTES INDUSTRY LEGEND LLOYD BRIDGES AT "AN EVENING WITH THE BRIDGES: REMEMBERING LLOYD"
Video Retrospective and Intimate Discussion with the Bridges Family
Thursday, March 18
NORTH HOLLYWOOD (March 4, 1999) -- The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) and the entire Bridges family will celebrate the extraordinary life and career of Lloyd Bridges on Thursday, March 18 at “An Evening With The Bridges: Remembering Lloyd.”
The event will begin with a video retrospective featuring memorable clips from his early television career. In a casual discussion, wife Dorothy, sons Beau and Jeff, daughter Lucinda and grandchildren Casey, Jordan and Dylan will share their favorite memories of Lloyd as a father, husband, grandfather and actor. Special guests including friends and colleagues Ted Danson, Andy Garcia, Betty Garrett, Bruce Davison, Suzanne Pleshette, Josh Charles, Gogi Grant, John Watson and Kieu Chinh are scheduled to participate in the discussion. Emmy award-winning producer and composer George Daugherty will moderate the event.
The program begins at 7:30 p.m. in ATAS' Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre followed by a reception at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person or free to ATAS members and a guest. For further details, call the ATAS Information Line at (818) 754-2890.
“An Evening With The Bridges: Remembering Lloyd” is presented by ATAS' Activities Committee, which is dedicated to recognizing and exploring exceptional television programming. The producers of this event are George Daugherty, Paula Kaatz and Lucinda Bridges Cunningham. Robert O'Donnell is Director of Activities for the ATAS Activities Committee and co-chairs are Conrad Bachmann and Rocci Chatfield.
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Special guests scheduled to appear include Ted Danson, who appeared with Lloyd in the film "Cousins"; Bruce Davidson of "The Crucible"; actress Suzanne Pleshette from "The Queen of Mean"; Josh Charles who appeared with Lloyd in the movie “Daddy”; dear friend and actress Betty Garrett; singer Gogi Grant; producer John Watson of “The Outer Limits” and “Blown Away”; actress Kieu Chinh of “The Lloyd Bridges Show” and “The Joy Luck Club”; and actors Robert Stack and Andy Garcia.
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