Rappaport To The Rescue

They were Hollywood royalty and now their epic and heartfelt love story Is beautifully told in the new HBO Max series, The Last Movie Stars.  And I am so thrilled to have their daughter Clea Newman and Producer and originator Emily Wachtel as my special guests!   I met these wonderful ladies almost 20 years ago in conjunction with my bestselling book, People We Know Horses They Love!  Another great relationship formed over the common bond of loving animals!

BIO:

Clea Newman

As the youngest daughter of the legendary acting couple Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Clea’s parents not only encouraged her to find her passion in life and pursue it with fervor, but they taught her the importance and power of giving back. Those two lessons merged for Clea when she discovered her passion in life was philanthropy and working to advance the causes and organizations she cared about.

In addition to her role as Board Chair at Wild Earth Allies, Clea serves as the proud Ambassador and spokesperson for SeriousFun Children’s Network (SeriousFun), helping to elevate awareness of the mission and advance the legacy of her father and SeriousFun founder, Paul Newman. SeriousFun is a global network of 30 camps and programs that provide life-changing experiences to children living with serious illnesses and their family members, totally free of charge.

Clea also sits on the Board of the American Institute of Neuro Integrative Development (AIND), an organization whose mission is to enhance the lives of children and adults with neurobiologically based learning; as well as developing and maintaining outreach, educational, recreational and therapeutic programs while staying current with clinical and medical research.

Clea holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College. She resides in Fairfield, CT with her husband Kurt Soderlund. A serious horseback rider since the age of six, Clea is still an avid rider competing in show jumping events throughout the United States. She also enjoys yoga, running, driving anything fast with four wheels, and walking her rescue dog, Teddy, on the beach.

Emily Wachtel

Emily Wachtel is a producer and writer with a background in Theatre. She originated and is producing the Paul Newman/Joanne Woodward documentary, directed by Ethan Hawke. Other current projects include the feature film Mary Joe to be directed John Krokidas and co-writing the series Subtext with writer/actor John Harrington Bland, as well as producing Song House with Clay Pecorin for Rainmaker films/Netflix. In 2018, she was a producer on the voter rights documentary, One Vote, for director Christine Woodhouse featuring Warren Buffett, Dr. Brenda Williams and Michael Hiser. In 2016, she produced the music video “Let Me Be Your Girl” for singer Rachael Yamagata, starring Allison Janney and directed by Josh Radnor. She co-wrote and produced the feature film Lucky Them, starring Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church, Oliver Platt, Ryan Eggold, Nina Arianda and Johnny Depp, which was released by IFC in 2014. She also ExecutiveProduced the documentary film Shepard and Dark (Cannes 2013).  Emily is a member of the Actor’s Studio, SAG/AFTRA and the Writer’s Guild of America (East). She has been a guest lecturer in film at the University of Denver and Sacred Heart University, as well as participated in several producer panels worldwide on women in film. Currently she serves on the board of the Greenwich International Film Festival.

She is a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, and Sarah Lawrence College.

"Rappaport to the Rescue" Theme Song Written & Produced by Mark Winter
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