Attention Must Be Paid: Maya Deren
The past is full of shadows. After sixty years, most of what we remember of…
Attention Must Be Paid: John Fiedler
I’m not sure there’s anyone who has done so much live action work, including several…
Attention Must Be Paid: Susan Peters
Famously, assorted Lionel Barrymore characters were in wheelchairs because Lionel Barrymore himself was crippled by…
Attention Must Be Paid: Jackie Coogan
Basically, if you’re picturing Jackie Coogan, you’re either picturing him at age seven or in…
Attention Must Be Paid: Wendy Toye
It seems the sparse amount of detail about the life of Wendy Toye, CBE, has…
Attention Must Be Paid: Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen seemed such a natural fit for comedy that it’s hard now to remember…
Attention Must Be Paid: Vonetta McGee
My Roku lied to me about the availability of L.A. Law on streaming, or maybe…
Attention Must Be Paid: Cab Calloway
Sometimes, you can tell that people aren’t cut out to follow in their parent’s footsteps.…
Attention Must Be Paid: Maya Angelou
Where do you even start with Maya Angelou? Part of me starts with a slight…
Attention Must Be Paid: Mantan Moreland
There is a universe where, after Shemp Howard died, Mantan Moreland replaced him. Oh, sure,…