Celebrating the Living: Joel Hodgson
Weird Al wanted him for the role of Philo in UHF. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending…
Attention Must Be Paid: Suzanne Pleshette
I’m a little disappointed to discover that Suzanne Pleshette is not a Disney Legend. Oh,…
Celebrating the Living: Stephanie Edwards
The only reason she’s not an ideal candidate for the column is that she really…
Attention Must Be Paid: Darren McGavin
Believe it or not, I didn’t see A Christmas Story until adulthood. I read at…
Celebrating the Living: Caroll Spinney
He does have credits not as Oscar or Big Bird. Just, you know, not many…
Attention Must Be Paid: Virginia Gregg
I’ve told this story before, but one of my happiest childhood memories is waking up…
Celebrating the Living: Maggie Smith
I’m going to be very honest, here—the only debate I had with myself about today’s…
Attention Must Be Paid: Animated Credits
We don’t much do credit sequences at all anymore, really. You tend to get credits…
Celebrating the Living: Jim Cummings
I like Chris Rock, but I’ve never quite managed to forgive him for saying that…
Attention Must Be Paid: Colleen Dewhurst
I haven’t seen most of Colleen Dewhurst’s work, because most of her work was off-Broadway.…
