Attention Must Be Paid: José Ferrer
Okay, so it’s a little depressing how many people first think of José Ferrer standing…
Celebrating the Living: Charles Kimbrough
Company is, in its initial version, one of those shows that kind of jolts me…
Attention Must Be Paid: Ruth Gordon
Technically, she would fit for an October some year. After all, she’s that rarest of…
Celebrating the Living: Margo Martindale
In her early stage days, Margo Martindale became friends with Kathy Bates. Honestly, in many…
Attention Must Be Paid: Bela Lugosi
In Hungary, Bela Lugosi had been an established dramatic actor. He did Shakespeare. He played…
Celebrating the Living: Ben Daniels
Large amounts of the history of television is written in the tradition of the cross-Atlantic…
Attention Must Be Paid: Alida Valli
It may be strange to think of a time when an Italian noblewoman—she was descended…
Celebrating the Living: Sissy Spacek
The second person I wrote about for this column was Olivia de Havilland. One of…
Attention Must Be Paid: Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee is not an “I can’t believe it took me this long” entry. He…
Celebrating the Living: Guillermo Del Toro
I’m not going to say I don’t routinely write about people my kids recognize. I…