HENRI BOLLINGER RECALLED

Henri Bollinger died in August at 89. His dedication to promoting the importance of publicists to the entertainment industry was unmatched. He served on the Publicists Awards Committee since its inception, was its chair for 37 of its 56 years and received both the Les Mason Award and the Bob Yeager Award. A five-time president of the Publicists Guild and later a board member of the ICG, his commitment to representing his profession never wavered. He was founder and longtime president of the Entertainment Publicists Professional Society and served on both the Motion Picture Academy’s foreign-language film committee and the Television Academy’s public relations committee. Elegant in demeanor and kind with words, he set a standard for professionalism and service that all in our profession should aspire to. The new Henri Bollinger Award ensures his legacy will continue.

— Rosalind Sepulveda Jarrett, SAG Awards publicist and 2017 recipient of the Les Mason Award