Spielberg, Clooney, Manilow, Grisham & others: Katrina contributions

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http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/09/07/katrina.celebrities/index.html

- Steven Spielberg and his family are donating $750,000 to the American Red Cross and $750,000 to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund.

- George Clooney will donate $1 million to the United Way Hurricane Katrina Response Fund. The actor-director is a member of the United Way Board of Trustees.

- Barry Manilow will match every dollar donated through the Manilow Fund for Health and Hope, with the fund also adding a dollar, turning $1 into $3.

- The Recording Academy and its MusiCares Foundation have pledged an initial donation of $1 million to help "music people" affected by the hurricane.

- From September 11-18, jazz musicians in Manhattan will raise money for the American Red Cross with shows in clubs throughout the city.

- Jazz at Lincoln Center will host a benefit concert September 17 in New York City. Among those participating: Wynton Marsalis, Bill Cosby, Elvis Costello, Robert De Niro, Paul Simon and Bette Midler.

- "Gospel Angels," a live concert from Atlanta, will air September 22 (8 p.m. ET) on the Gospel Music Channel and Paxson Communications' i network. The show will include performances from hurricane victims' shelters.

- John Grisham and his wife have made a $5 million contribution to establish a relief fund to help Mississippians rebuild after Hurricane Katrina.

- Michael Jackson has written a song -- tentatively titled "From the Bottom of My Heart" -- and will soon record it, with funds going to Katrina benefit efforts. He plans on asking other musicians to join him in the recording, according to a spokesperson.