Hollywood rallies around Boxer

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) is pulling in some of the biggest names in Hollywood for her Golden State re-election bid — think Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand, David Geffen and Kate Moss — among tens of thousands of others.

A search of Boxer’s 2009 donations as filed with the Federal Election Commission show a busy year for the 69-year-old, three-term Democrat who was first elected to the House in 1982 and the Senate a decade later. In all, Boxer collected $5.8 million during the year, $4.6 million of which came from individuals.

They include some of the entertainment industry’s biggest names: Filmmaker Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate, gave a combined $9,600. Spielberg’s old DreamWorks partner Jeffrey Katzenberg and his wife, Marilyn, gave the same. The third former partner, producer David Geffen, gave $4,700.

Actors stand out in the lists. James Belushi and Peter Coyote each gave $500. Sally Field gave $1,000. Former “Saturday Night Live” actor Kevin Nealon pitched in $250. Streisand donated $1,000.

Plenty of musicians show up as well. Jazz artist Herb Alpert and his wife, Lani, each gave $4,700. Singer Edie Brickell and her husband, Paul Simon, each gave $1,000. Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh donated $1,000, and folk/rock singer Bonnie Ratt gave $600. And Nancy Sinatra sent in $1,250.

Producers and celebrity attorneys were also plentiful: Wes Craven, director of the “Nightmare on Elm Street” movies, sent in $250. Attorney Alan Dershowitz gave $500, writer/filmmaker Nora Ephron gave $1,000, and longtime record executive Mo Ostin gave $1,400.

Several names linked to Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton make an appearance. Harold Ickes, President Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, gave $1,000. Mack McLarty, Clinton’s top chief of staff, gave $500. And Harold Wolfson, communications director for Sen. Clinton (D-N.Y.), donated $1,000.

Among the other names: San Francisco Giants Vice President Laurence Baer, who gave $500; former California Gov. Gray Davis (D) and his wife, Sharon, each of whom gave $1,000; Google Inc. executive David Drummond, who gave $1,000; and Christine Pelosi, a San Francisco-based consultant and daughter of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who gave $300.