MYERS MARKS 90TH YEAR WITH 'AMIGOS'
Feb. 29, 2008
By George McQuade
West Coast Correspondent
Legendary entertainment publicist Julian Myers, who has represented Marilyn
Monroe, Gregory Peck, Dennis Weaver, and Robert Wagner among countless movie
producers, directors and movies, marked his 90th birthday on Feb. 22 by
starting a 90-mile run from San Diego to Los Angeles.
He is slated to finish as a competitor in the L.A. Marathon's 5K race on March
2. It is his 25th marathon.
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Myers ran in many of those events to publicize AmigoDay, which was started
by Myers and his wife, Julian, and involves greeting “anyone, anywhere,
your way, on any month’s first Sunday.”
“America and AmigoDay were both derived from the Latin word for friend,
amicus," Julian said, "and variations of it are already used in 37 languages.
I believe the word amigo has such warmth that it will be adopted by almost
all the popular languages. I will visit as many media as possible during
my 90-mile jaunt to tell about AmigoDay."
Myers suggests that if more people in the U.S. would run a few times a week,
medical costs would plummet and “think of how many new friends of both
sexes -- in their running togs – we would all be meeting.”
After completing the race next week – he took a break to attend The Oscars
– Myers will host 390 friends for dinner in L.A.
He currently serves as president of Julian Myers PR and has been a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 59 years.
 90-Year old Julian Myers, left, with Rosalind Sevens, Movie Publicists during an evening class at UCLA on Entertainment Publicityj. (photo by George McQuade) |
Myers also serve on the Board of Entertainment Publicists Professional Society
(EPPS) and teaches entertainment publicity classes at UCLA, bring in top executives from the Television, Movie and Music industries and movers and shakers in Hollywood.
