Celebrating the Living: Constance Towers
One aspect of the Standard TV Career we don’t discuss much is the soap opera.…
Attention Must Be Paid: Joe Santos
Even before I looked up his career, I knew Joe Santos would be easy for…
Celebrating the Living: “Weird Al” Yankovic
Because I am An Old, two of the radio stations I play in the car—because…
Attention Must Be Paid: Evelyn Nesbit
One of the most overused phrases in reporting is “crime of the century.” I think…
Celebrating the Living: Jane Lapotaire
Some women just play a lot of queens. Real, fictional, and somewhere in between. Not…
Attention Must Be Paid: Chuck McCann
Among other things, Chuck McCann seems to have been a heck of a nice guy.…
Celebrating the Living: Ben Kingsley
There’s a bit of a Shakespeare snob thing where your favourite of the plays can’t…
Attention Must Be Paid: Texas Guinan
Prohibition created a wide array of colourful characters who have stayed part of pop culture…
Celebrating the Living: Tyne Daly
Technically, Tyne Daly is a nepo baby. She and her brother Tim were children of…
Attention Must Be Paid: Don LaFontaine
In a world . . . there, I said it. Happy? —his last line, delivered…