One TCU graduate received the Hollywood treatment in the form of a 56 x 32 large-scale painting located on Hollywood Boulevard and N. Gower Street on the side of the iconic Fonda Theatre.
This honor was bestowed upon TCU Alumni and Hollywood producer Katherine Beattie ’08, last week as part of TCU’s 150th anniversary. This hand-painted, large-scale mural is one in a series that will be highlighting notable Horned Frog leaders in cities across America. Beattie who is a Bob Schieffer College of Communication graduate, wheelchair athlete and writer/producer of the popular TV show NCIS, was the muse for this second celebratory mural.
“Katherine is an amazing human being, and she represents what we believe is the power of all Horned Frogs out there,” Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr. says to a crowd of TCU alumni and leaders. “After 20 years at TCU, I continue to be amazed at the talent I see in action every day.”
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As part of Beattie’s work, she has become an advocate in Hollywood for inclusion and the portrayal of people with disabilities in film. The TCU event featured a special viewing of a mini-documentary on Beattie and surprise guest Kurt Yaeger, an actor who worked with her on NCIS and was also featured in the video.
“She’s an advocate by what she does in the film business, not by saying someone else should do it for her,” Yaeger said. “She’s actually doing it.”
The ceremony concluded with a toast to Schieffer College, TCU board members and TCU alumni and, of course, a Riff Ram.
The first mural in the series was unveiled in New York City last year and spotlighted alumnus John Devereaux of “Hamilton.” Other mural subjects and locations will be announced soon, with the final mural debuting in Fort Worth in fall 2023.
