Attention Must Be Paid: Coral Browne
I haven’t read her unauthorized biography—This Effing Lady—yet, but it sounds as though Coral Browne…
Celebrating the Living: June Squibb
There is an assumption that, when a performer first makes a splash in movies late…
Attention Must Be Paid: Charles Lane
There is currently a very petty edit on his Wikipedia page that, as only some…
Celebrating the Living: Michael Forest
Every once in a while, I’ll be watching TV shows from the ’50s or ’60s…
Attention Must Be Paid: Clara Bow
A good chunk of what you think you know about Clara Bow, if you’re only…
Celebrating the Living: Lynette Eklund
One of the goals of this series, and its “already dead people” counterpart on Saturdays,…
Attention Must Be Paid: James Garner
My mom has a type. Oh, she denies having told me about a childhood crush…
Celebrating the Living: Alfred Molina
Okay, let’s get this out of the way. Alfred Molina, born Alfredo, is the son…
Attention Must Be Paid: Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney, like so many others, grew up dreaming about the movies. According to her…
Celebrating the Living: Jane Lynch
Honestly, probably the Jane Lynch performance I’m fondest of is one that violates my rules…