OCRF Gala

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From @ocrf
Our sincere thanks to piercebrosnan who receives The Legends Award tonite, & host @harryconnickjr! #OCRFLegendsGala




From @kivaladiva
Mister @piercebrosnanofficial thank you for inspiring us with your fight #OCRF #endcancernow #ovariancancer #piercebrosnan





From @lifeandstyleweekly
They call him Bond, James Bond! #PierceBrosnan looks dapper at the #OCRF's 20th anniversary Legends Gala




From @__dnice
Legends award recipient Pierce Brosnan at the #OCRF Legends Gala. emoji





Some video from the event ... www.ifussss.com/HomePage.xhtml?id=6525

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Pix from Getty (they always have a watermark, but at least these are in a spot that doesn't interfere with the image)

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Thanks eaz

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More photos from the event ... www.pblcty.com/gallery/photos/10007?page=0



The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) celebrated it's 20th anniversary with the Legends Gala on Wednesday, November 5th at The Pierre in New York. This glamorous evening united the business, philanthropy, fashion, media and entertainment industries behind the important cause and together raise money toward the much-needed funds for ovarian cancer research. Hosted by actor Harry Connick, Jr., who had the crowd roaring with his jokes on stage, the event honored legendary leaders of today

Actor and philanthropist Pierce Brosnan, was honored with The OCRF Legends Award. Brosnan, who lost his daughter, Charlotte, to the disease last year as well as his first wife, delivered a beautiful speech to a standing ovation, putting support behind OCRF's research and efforts to eradicate ovarian ca ncer. Chris Salgardo, President of Kiehl's Since 1851, was on-hand to accept The OCRF Hope Award, while the Janet Burros Memorial Foundation was honored with The Liz Tilberis Humanitarian Award, accepted by Mara Burros Sandler, Ricky Sandler, Chet Burros and Claudia Burros.

The event program also payed tributes to the legendary Liz Tilberis, former OCRF President and Editor-In-Chief of Harper's Bazaar, who galvanized the worlds of fashion, beauty, and entertainment, and OCRF Founder & Chair Sol Schreiber.

The beautiful gala included a cocktail reception, luxury silent auction and dinner, enjoyed by guests including Victor Garber, Taryn Manning, Kelly Rutherford, Joe Zee & Rob Younkers, Analeigh Tipton, Tinsley Mortimer, Dionne Warwick and Arianna Rockerfeller. Lisa Lampanelli, comedian for The Venetian Las Vegas’ newly branded all-female resident comedy series “LIPSHTICK – The Perfect Shade of Stand-Up", also dazzled the crowd with a brief comedy break between speeches.

Ovarian Cancer Research Fund will continue to benefit research into early detection and ultimately a cure for ovarian cancer. In support of its mission, OCRF assists patients and their loved ones to understand the disease and its treatment, and provides outreach programs to raise public awareness of ovarian cancer. Since 1998, OCRF has awarded over $60 million in grants to 237 of the brightest women and men working in the field of cancer research at over 70 of the leading medical centers in the United States.

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www.closerweekly.com/posts/pierce-brosnan-bravely-opens-up-about-losing-his-wife-daughter-to-ovarian-cancer-45566

NOV 6, 2014 3:48PM BY JULIA BIRKINBINE

Pierce Brosnan Bravely Opens Up About Losing His Wife & Daughter to Ovarian Cancer

For Pierce Brosnan, ovarian cancer research is a cause the actor holds especially close to his heart, as he lost both his wife, Cassandra Harris, and daughter, Charlotte Brosnan, to the disease.

"I have sat at bedsides and seen the suffering and despair firsthand and it astounds me that we still do not have a cure for this pernicious disease," Pierce, 61, told Closer at the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund’s 20th Anniversary Legends Gala in NYC on Wednesday.

The James Bond star first met his future wife in 1977 and the couple married in December 1980. They welcomed a son, actor Sean Brosnan, in 1983 and three years later Pierce, who has since remarried, legally adopted Cassandra's two older children, Charlotte and Christopher.
While filming 1987's 'The Deceivers' in India, Cassandra suddenly fell ill and was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She passed away on Dec. 18, 1991 at age 43.

Then, tragedy struck Pierce's family again when Charlotte passed away at age 41 after a three-year battle with ovarian cancer in June 2013.

"The night comes with many emotions for me," he told the mag about the event. "I would like to see this disease banished from our society. I would like to see the cure for ovarian cancer as a man who lost a wife and a daughter to the disease."

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Thanks everyone