ST. LOUIS • U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill was in need of a robust fundraising quarter to help build momentum for her 2012 election.

She got just that — with the help of some big names in entertainment and the movies, among other fields.

McCaskill raised over $1.3 million in the three months ending June 30. Her 580-page report, filed Friday, reflects a coast-to-coast fundraising strategy, with plenty of celebrity backers.

The Missouri Democrat received donations from the owner of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, and a singing Eagle, musician Don Henley.

McCaskill's donors included studio moguls Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg; actors Kevin Kline and Sally Field; and recording industry honchos Edger Bronfman Jr. (CEO of Warner Music Group) and Jerry Moss (The "M" in A & M records.)

Four NFL owners gave to McCaskill. In addition to the Eagles' Jeffrey Lurie, McCaskill also received contributions from Stan Kroenke (Rams), Steve Tisch (Giants) and Zygi Wilf (Vikings.)

President Barack Obama's Chicago pals Penny Pritzker and Mellody Hobson gave to McCaskill, and so did boxing promoter extraordinaire Don King, who typically campaigns for Republican candidates.

While many, if not most, of McCaskill's donations came from Missouri, her fundraising report shows the campaign spent money on catering for events in New York, California and Colorado.

McCaskill also got thousands of dollars in donations from donors in South Florida.

Even so, it is McCaskill's past campaign reports, not the current one, that is generating attention. 

In addition to submitting her regularly-scheduled campaign finance reports last week, McCaskill also amended a number of other reports dating back to her 2006 campaign, as reported Friday by Jo Mannies at the St. Louis Beacon.

Democrats said some donations and expenditures were missed, in part, because the compliance director for her first campaign died in a skydiving accident about two months before the election. The campaign found those discrepancies when attempting to close out the previous committee.

There were also some changes made to reflect use of her private plane — the same one she has vowed to sell after failing to pay taxes on it.

Several trips on the aircraft were added to campaign reports as "in-kind" contributions from McCaskill.

While McCaskill's rivals were happy to have another instance to fly the plane issue again, those days may be numbered. McCaskill's most recent campaign report reflects only commercials flights and a charter — no trips on her private airplane, which she has vowed to sell.