Celebrating the Living: Leslie Parrish
Okay, so she first came to my attention because she’s in The Giant Spider Invasion,…
Attention Must Be Paid: Elisha Cook, Jr.
Anyone who stands up to Humphrey Bogart has to be pretty impressive, right? I mean,…
Celebrating the Living: James Hong
So I was going through his credits, trying to figure out where I know him…
Attention Must Be Paid: Frances Bay
There’s something deeply heartwarming about the idea that Adam Sandler, David Lynch, Henry Winkler, and…
Celebrating the Living: Brooke Shields
Imagine being so much in the public eye your whole life that your college transcript…
Attention Must Be Paid: Dudley Manlove
The thing about scheduling people way in advance, which I’ve been doing lately, is that…
Celebrating the Living: Dean Stockwell
The earliest of his movies that I’ve seen is Anchors Aweigh, his 1945 second film…
Attention Must Be Paid: Jayne Mansfield
In a way, Jayne Mansfield is the second-youngest person I’ve ever written about. By rights,…
Celebrating the Living: Pam Dawber
The straight man, or often straight woman, gets very little credit in comedy. In extreme…
Attention Must Be Paid: Robin Williams
It’s hard to believe he’s been gone for five years. Though at the time, I…