Celebrating the Living: Wes Studi
Wes Studi will become the first Native American to get an Oscar, when he is…
Attention Must Be Paid: Helen Gibson
As you might imagine, I’m a bit of a magpie when it comes to choosing…
Celebrating the Living: Joanna Lumley
I don’t know why the UK has a better likelihood of having female comedy duos…
Attention Must Be Paid: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Sometimes, it can be hard to believe it’s been long enough. For many years, Philip…
Celebrating the Living: Frank Langella
Honestly, I cannot recommend Frank Langella’s book enough. Some years ago, he wrote Dropped Names:…
Attention Must Be Paid: Hedy Lamarr
I can’t help wondering if she would’ve been happier if she could have just worked…
Celebrating the Living: Debbie Allen
Most of the stills of Debbie Allen in Fame that I could find are from…
Attention Must Be Paid: Roland Young
It’s interesting to me that the Academy both decided that the title role of Cosmo…
Celebrating the Living: Jeff Goldblum
IMDb does not, alas, have a lot of information about Just Say Julie. Wikipedia has…
Attention Must Be Paid: Elaine Stritch
Look, I love me some Patti LuPone. How could I not? But if I’m honest,…