Attention Must Be Paid: Carrie Fisher
No matter how I go, I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled…
Celebrating the Living: Ruth Buzzi
Research for this column routinely takes me in strange directions. Mostly I went into this…
Attention Must Be Paid: Sabu
On my calendar for today is “Sabu (unless someone more Christmasy comes up).” But then…
Celebrating the Living: Warren Beatty
One of my favourite trivia challenges is “Name the three Oscar-winning actors who have appeared…
Attention Must Be Paid: Margaret Livingston
Researching silent actresses, particularly more minor ones, can be a nuisance. Many of the pages…
Celebrating the Living: Lindsay Price
Six years ago, I set two real rules for this column. The first and most…
Attention Must Be Paid: Bob Hoskins
When Stephen Fry, Samuel L. Jackson, and Helen Mirren stand up at your funeral to…
Celebrating the Living: Richard E. Grant
It literally does not matter what I see Richard E. Grant in. Invariably, my first…
Attention Must Be Paid: Marion Davies
Orson Welles said that Marion Davies was not the inspiration for Susan Alexander Kane. Marion…
Celebrating the Living: Diane Delano
It’s sad but true that Diane Delano holds the distinction of singing the absolute worst…