Monday, January 11, 2021

Celebrity Tennis in Malaysia

a promo pic of Shelley from 1986
 
Shelley along with 15 other celebrity guests braved the heat of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the McDonald's-Sunday Mail Celebrity Tennis event in April of 1986. The stars in attendance were magician Carl Carlsson, songwriter and pianist Carol Connors, singer and Fifth Dimension founder Billy Davis Jr., Medical Center's Chad Everett, actress Shelby Grant, Mission: Impossible's Peter Graves, Charlie's Angels' Shelley Hack, Cagney and Lacey's Martin Kove, Kate and Allie's Ari Meyers, singer of Zorba fame Taro Meyers, singer Bobby Milano, Newhart's Tom Poston, model-actress Deborah Raffin, singer Keely Smith, The Carol Burnett Show and Wonder Woman's Lyle Waggoner and Hill Street Blues' Mike Warren. In addition to the tennis event, the Hollywood stars were going to participate in a farewell dinner show where the sponsors will donate $10 for every guest to a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Malaysia's historical and cultural landmarks. Asian fans came in droves to get a glimpse, as well as autographs, of their favorite Hollywood stars.
 
a writeup about a celebrity tennis event
attended by Shelley in 1986