Mariette Hartley and Marcia Wallace to Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards

The actresses Mariette Hartley and Marcia Wallace, two unsung heroes, will receive a well-deserved Lifetime Achievement award from the Lifetime Achievement Foundation (lifetimeachievement.org) on Monday, July 30, 2007. Hartley is known for her tireless work with the American Society for Suicide Prevention and Wallace is a national spokesperson for Breast Cancer Awareness. In addition to their artistic accomplishments on television and in film, they are generous with their personal stories, and both have become national spokespersons.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) July 5, 2007 -- Mariette Hartley and Marcia Wallace, two unsung heroes who have inspired and given hope to many, will receive a well-deserved Lifetime Achievement award from the Lifetime Achievement Foundation (lifetimeachievement.org) on Monday, July 30, 2007 at 7:30 PM, at the Veterans Memorial, 4117 Culver Blvd. at Overland in Culver City, CA. Admission is $15 and reservations are required. There is free parking at the site.

The Lifetime Achievement Foundation honors mentoring, artistic excellence, and service to mankind, as well as symposia dealing with grief, wellness, ecology, and human rights. It also presents scholarships to children who have lost a parent.

Hartley is known for her tireless work with the American Society for Suicide Prevention and Wallace is a national spokesperson for Breast Cancer Awareness. In addition to their artistic accomplishments, they are generous with their personal stories, and both have become national spokespersons, effectively carrying the positive word.

Gary Young, the Executive Director of the Lifetime Achievement Foundation will present their awards at a meeting of the Independent Writers of Southern California (iwosc.org), Los Angeles' most active writers organization.

Mariette Hartley is perhaps best remembered for the entertaining Polariod commercials with James Garner. She is an Emmy Award-winning (six times nominated) Best Actress, currently appearing in the FX series "Dirt." She has starred in five television series, countless television movies, and more than a dozen feature films. Her autobiography, "Breaking the Silence," was a bestseller; it chronicled her memories as a child in a home torn apart by family secrets, alcoholism, and depression. Hartley's new solo stage show, "If You Get to Bethlehem, You've Gone Too Far," in which she portrays eleven characters, is based on "Breaking the Silence." Hartley notes on her website: "Many of us get to heaven by backing away from hell."

Marcia Wallace has been making people laugh on television for thirty years. Her career includes the long running role as Carol the receptionist on "The Bob Newhart Show" and an Emmy-winning role as Ms. Krabappel on "The Simpsons." Four of TV Guide's funniest episodes in television history have featured Wallace. However, her greatest success has been weathering her own stormy life. Her memoir, "Don't Look Back, We're Not Going That Way: How I Overcame a Rocky Childhood, a Nervous Breakdown, Breast Cancer, Widowhood, Fat, Fire & Menopausal Motherhood and Still Managed to Count My Lucky Chickens," shares those ups and downs.

The renowned author, founder of the Los Angeles Times Book Review, Digby Diehl, will moderate a lively and entertaining discussion of their writing. He hosted the MSNBC Book Club, and was the first online book reviewer for Prodigy. He is also the noted author of 14 books, including the novel "Soapsuds," written with Finola Hughes, and the co-author with Esther Williams of the New York Times bestseller, "The Million Dollar Mermaid," and other notable celebrity biographies.

For more information or reservations, please call 818-222-5554.

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