Celebrating the Living: Judy Davis
Christmas has become complicated in a new way for me, this last year. For more…
Attention Must Be Paid: Dr. Seuss
When I was a child, I read many booksWhere there were authors, I gave them…
Celebrating the Living: John Malkovich
I mean, you can’t exactly say that John Malkovich, who turns 65 today, fades into…
Attention Must Be Paid: Carole Lombard
According to the story I’ve heard, she told the soldiers whose places she, her mother,…
Celebrating the Living: Dolly Parton
Say what you like about Dolly Parton, she seems genuinely nice. A good person. Fun…
Attention Must Be Paid: Jim Henson
My family connection with the Muppets, as I’ve mentioned, goes deep. My aunt has been…
Celebrating the Living: Stephen Sondheim
The most adorably fanboyish I’ve ever seen Stephen Colbert was when he got Sondheim on…
Attention Must Be Paid: Anne Bancroft
So many people, when they picture her, picture her as a leg framing Dustin Hoffman,…
Celebrating the Living: Joyce Randolph
Honestly, one of the fastest ways to make the list to go into this column…
Attention Must Be Paid: William Shakespeare
On this day in 1558, Elizabeth I became Queen of England, ushering in an era…