"It was so pitch, you couldn't see your hand behind your back." - Stan Laurel, "Atoll K"
For years, Ray Walston tried to shed the image of Martin the Martian that he had obtained in his most popular series My Favorite Martian. This had nearly typecast him out of any serious roles for years. In my case, I have never seen a single episode of that show so I associate him with two entirely different characters. Read the rest of this entry »
It all began with a great lobby card reproduction from Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. I’ve always had an affinity for all things Disney, and Winnie the Pooh is one of my favorites. So the first signature that I collected was from Jon Walmsley, who was the voice of Christopher Robin in this particular short film. Others would eventually voice the part in the various shorts, but Walmsley was the first (The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh feature film was an amalgam of several short subjects). Read the rest of this entry »
Doris Day’s name is legendary as a film and TV star and recording artist. The name has always been synonymous with a wholesomeness from my perspective – one that admittedly hasn’t seen her perform in all that many roles – but above all else appreciates her as a Hitchcock actress. She portrayed Jo McKenna in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1956 version of The Man Who New Too Much, in which she sang the Academy Award winning song Que Sera Sera. This was what prompted me to write for an autograph request in the Fall months of 1997. Read the rest of this entry »
The first thing that comes to my head whenever I think about Bill Cosby is Jello Pudding Pops. Yes, although Bill Cosby is a household name, a perennial favorite star of television, stand-up comedy, recorded media, movies, and was the original Fat Albert, it is Pudding Pops that I think of first. Perhaps this is because whenever I do my lame imitation of Cosby (which always drove my ex-wife Carolyn insane), I always mention Pudding Pops. Read the rest of this entry »
