Celebrating the Living: Marisa Tomei
If nothing else, the Moonlight/La La Land drama did disprove a lingering urban legend around…
Attention Must Be Paid: Harry Morgan
I’ve probably seen more things that he’s done than the average person, and I still…
Celebrating the Living: David Proval
It’s always a little awkward when someone is as hard-working as David Proval, and your…
Attention Must Be Paid: Beth Amos
We have today another actress whose career makes me wonder about the missing middle. You…
Celebrating the Living: Linda Lavin
Barney Miller was a sausage fest. Oh, they tried—Liz Miller was on the first couple…
Attention Must Be Paid: Patrick Swazye
When he died, every single woman of Generation X, at least the white ones, posted,…
Celebrating the Living: Judd Hirsch
Dear John is not a well-remembered show. It’s in the genre of “ripped off from…
Attention Must Be Paid: Kay Medford
Margaret Kathleen Regan always found it amusing that she was typecast as Jewish mothers, all…
Celebrating the Living: Dee Wallace
I hope I never see a Pinto again in my life. Every once in a…
Attention Must Be Paid: John Hurt
I always feel guilty when the first place I think of someone is somewhere with…