was dedicated as Mary Pickford House, which contains 40 beds. Adjoining it is Hersholt Place (named after Jean Hersholt) with an additional 10 beds. On January 14, 2021, MPTF was announced as the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, to be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the 93rd Oscars ceremony on April 25. This marked the first time in Academy history that an organization was chosen for the award, which was also presented that year to Tyler Perry. The award also coincided with the 100th anniversary of MPTF's founding. 2020 COVID-19 outbreak The hospital experienced an outbreak amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, resulting in the deaths of at least seven residents. The first fatalities at the retirement community were John Breier, a long-term care resident who died on April 7, 2020, and actor Allen Garfield, who also died on April 7. By April 22, 2020, 14 residents (out of a population of 162 residents) and nine of the facility's 400 employees had tested positive for COVID-19. Including Breier, at least five residents had died from COVID-19 by April 22, 2020. In January 2021, MPTF began a campus-wide program to vaccinate all residents. Deaths Leah Bernstein, secretary John Breier Allen Daviau, cinematographer Allen Garfield, actor Joel Rogosin, television producer and screenwriter Ann Sullivan, animator Boards The Fund has a Board of directors and a Board of governors. Board of directors The members include: Bob Beitcher, President & CEO George Clooney Jim Gianopulos Michael Karlin Hawk Koch Jessie Kornberg Matthew D. Loeb Lisa Pierozzi Nina L. Shaw Casey Wasserman David White Board of governors Members are: J. J. Abrams Byron Allen Betsy Beers Greg Berlanti Channing Dungey Eric Esrailian, M.D. Tony Goldwyn Bonnie Hammer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Kevin McCormick Christopher Nolan Peter Rice Karen Rosenfelt Ann Sarnoff Emma Thomas John Wells NextGen board of directors The members include: Cate Adams, Co-Chair Simran Baidwan Yvette Nicole Brown Natalie Bruss Geoffrey Colo Jeffrey R. Epstein, Co-Chair Michelle Homerin Andrew Honsey Flora Huang, Treasurer Julian Jacobs Jelani Johnson Monica Macer Lyndsey Miller Anna Musky-Goldwyn Allison Smartt Brian Toombs Elyse Weissman Notable residents Died in residence (dates are birth to death). Bud Abbott (1897–1974), comedian Rodolfo Acosta (1920–1974) Mary Alden (1883–1946) Eddie Anderson (1905–1977) Gilbert M. Anderson (1880–1971) Richard Angarola (1920–2008) Jack Arnold (1916–1992) Johnny Arthur (1883–1951) Iris Ashton (1899–1985), actress, wife of writer Arthur St.