Morgan Mason

Morgan Mason
Morgan Mason
Special Assistant to the President of the United States
President	Ronald Reagan
Chief of Protocol of the United States (acting)
	In office; January 21, 1981 – March 20, 1981
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Abelardo L. Valdez
Succeeded by	Leonore Annenberg
Deputy Chief of Protocol of the United States
President	Ronald Reagan
Special Advisor to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
President	Ronald Reagan
Member of the Commission for the Preservation of American Heritage Abroad
President	Ronald Reagan
Personal details
Born	Alexander Morgan Mason; June 26, 1955; Beverly Hills, California
Spouse(s)	Belinda Carlisle (m. after 1986)
Children	1
Parents	Pamela Mason; James Mason
Residence	Bangkok, Thailand
Occupation	Politician, film producer, actor

Alexander Morgan Mason (born June 26, 1955) is an American politician, film producer, and actor. He was born to actors Pamela and James Mason, and is married to singer Belinda Carlisle.

Early life

Mason was born in Beverly Hills, California, the son of English parents, actor James Mason and actress and commentator Pamela Mason.[1] His grandfather, the financier and film producer Isidore Ostrer, was head of the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation.[2]

As a child, Mason appeared in the films Hero's Island (1962), along with his father, and The Sandpiper (1965), with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

Political career

When his grandfather Isidore Ostrer died, Mason inherited his seat on the board of Illingworth, Morris, Ltd., then the world's largest woolen textile company. Mason served as executive director and three years later sold the firm.[3]

After moving to the U.S., he worked for Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign. He served as assistant finance director, then as major events director, and served as a member of the campaign's executive advisory committee. Reagan selected him as a delegate-at-large from California to the 1980 Republican national convention. After the election, Mason was named special assistant to the co-chairmen of the presidential inaugural committee. After the inauguration, Mason was appointed deputy chief of protocol at the State Department. He was then named special assistant to the president for political affairs. During his tenure he was chosen to attend the funeral services of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat as a member of the official United States delegation along with former US presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.

PR, film and television

After Mason left the White House, he became the vice president of Rogers and Cowan Public Relations. In 1984, he joined promoter Don King to promote the Jacksons' Victory Tour.[4] Mason went on to become an executive producer of Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1986, Reagan appointed him to The Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad and made him a special advisor to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. In 1990, Mason became vice president and head of the independent film division of the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills. He left to become chief executive of London Films in 1996. In 1999 Mason founded the European television channel Innergy in partnership with musician Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, who was introduced to Mason by Deepak Chopra. It was "the first channel of its kind in the world with programmes offering viewers help and guidance for self-empowerment."[5]

Personal life

Mason married singer Belinda Carlisle in 1986, eloping to Lake Tahoe.[3] They have a son, James Duke Mason.[6] In 2017, he and Carlisle moved to Bangkok, Thailand.[7]

References

"The Talker". Time. March 16, 1959. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
Isidore Ostrer at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Index. Accessed August 25, 2007.
Podolsky, J. D.; Gold, Todd (January 13, 1992). "A Pop-Rock Rebel Finds An Unlikely Mr. Right". People.
https://articles.latimes.com/1989-05-27/entertainment/ca-601_1_morgan-mason-cannes-film-festival-average-hollywood-film/2
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/upctv-launches-innergy----television-that-makes-a-difference-72402372.html
Stewart, Jenny (March 1, 2007). "Belinda talks". Advocate Online. Retrieved August 25, 2007.
Savage, Wayne (October 3, 2017). "'Pop Icon Belinda Carlisle said goodbye to the States and goodbye to super stress'". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved August 4, 2018.

The Reagan Diaries, p. 109

External links

Morgan Mason on IMDb

Political offices
Preceded by Abelardo L. Valdez	Chief of Protocol of the United States Acting January 21, 1981 – March 20, 1981	Succeeded by Leonore Annenberg

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[1] "The Talker". Time. March 16, 1959. Retrieved July 13, 2015.

[2] Isidore Ostrer at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Index. Accessed August 25, 2007.

[rebel-3] Podolsky, J. D.; Gold, Todd (January 13, 1992). "A Pop-Rock Rebel Finds An Unlikely Mr. Right". People.

[4] ttps://articles.latimes.com/1989-05-27/entertainment/ca-601_1_morgan-mason-cannes-film-festival-average-hollywood-film/2

[5] ttp://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/upctv-launches-innergy----television-that-makes-a-difference-72402372.html

[6] Stewart, Jenny (March 1, 2007). "Belinda talks". Advocate Online. Retrieved August 25, 2007.

[7] Savage, Wayne (October 3, 2017). "'Pop Icon Belinda Carlisle said goodbye to the States and goodbye to super stress'". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved August 4, 2018.