Norman Lear, who is defending Clark's beachhead in Hollywood. Days after Clark's entry, the longtime liberal activist wrote to 150 friends asking for donations. The result was a celebrity-studded Oct. 1 event at the producer's home, co-hosted by TV comic Larry David.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_42/c3854071_mz013.htmOne of my comedic heros wrote an op-ed for the Times today. David had endorsed Wes Clark, as had other funny hollywood types Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen. Steenburgen grew up with Wes Clark and they're old friends. Danson is married to Steenburgen, and the two appear regularly on David's HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm.
http://poligeek.blogspot.com/2004_02_15_poligeek_archive.htmlWhatever the case, General Clark is, in a word sometimes used by Variety about a film or a star, a luminary. He is in town on Wednesday and Thursday for a series of fund-raisers and meetings given by some of the most vocal and affluent Democrats in town. They include Norman Lear, the producer; Peter Morton, chairman of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino; Larry David, creator of "Seinfeld"; and Mr. Tisch, a member of the wealthy Tisch family in New York. The couple Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson, longtime friends and supporters of former President Bill Clinton, are also holding an event for General Clark.
http://www.iowapresidentialwatch.com/wannabes/Clark/ClarkOct2003.htmI remember discussing on a Clark blog our surprise over Larry David's support of Clark.