Morgan Mason
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| The Hon. Morgan Mason | |
 Mason at White House Tennis Court with President Ronald Reagan |
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Special Assistant to the President of the United States
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| In office 1981 – 1983 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
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| In office 1981 – Same year |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
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Special Advisor to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
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Member of the Commission for the Preservation of American Heritage Abroad
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
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| Born | June 26, 1955 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Belinda Carlisle |
| Children | James Duke Mason |
Alexander Morgan Mason (also known as Morgan Mason) (born June 26, 1955), is an American politician, film producer and actor. He is the son of the late Academy-award nominated actor James Mason and his wife Pamela Ostrer, actress and commentator.[1] He is the former Acting Chief of Protocol of the United States, and served as Special Assistant to the President to Ronald Reagan. His grandfather, the financier and film producer Isidore Ostrer, was head of the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation. [2] Mason married pop singer Belinda Carlisle in 1986. They have a son, James Duke Mason, born April 27, 1992.[3]
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[edit] Political career
After having served as Executive Director of Illingworth Morris, the world's largest woolen textile company up to that time, Mason began working in 1979 for the Ronald Reagan for President Campaign. At first he was Assistant Finance Director, then he went on to serve as Major Events Director, and he was also a member of the campaign's Executive Advisor Committee. He was a Delegate-At-Large from California to the Republican National Convention in 1980, and after the election, in which Reagan was victorious, Mason was made Special Assistant to the Co-Chairman of the Presidential Inaugural Committee. When Reagan became President, Mason was appointed Deputy Chief of Protocol at the U.S. State Department, serving as Acting Chief of Protocol at the same time for several months. He then went to work at the White House as Special Assistant to the President for Political Affairs, and during that time was selected to be a part of the Official United States Delegation to attend the funeral services of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, with former U.S. President's Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter.
[edit] Public relations and film
On November 5, 1983, Mason resigned from his White House position and became the Vice President of Rogers and Cowan Public Relations. In 1984 he became a board member of Musifilm Ltd., a partnership with MCA/Universal. Mason later went on to become an Executive Producer of the film Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989), which went on to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival. During the 1980s, Mason was made a presidential appointee to The Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.[4] and a special Advisor to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. In 1990, he became Vice President and head of the Independent Film Division of the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, and 7 years later became CEO of London Films. In 1999, Mason founded his own television channel, Innergy, with UPC.
[edit] References
- ^ The Talker March 16, 1959.
- ^ As a child, Mason appeared in the films The Sandpiper, and Hero's Island.Isidore Ostrer Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Index. Accessed August 25, 2007.
- ^ Stewart, Jenny. March 1, 2007 Belinda talks Advocate Online. Accessed August 25, 2007.
- ^ Appendix A -- Digest of Other White House Announcements January 1, 1992. Accessed August 25, 2007.
The Reagan Diaries, page 109
