Attention Must Be Paid: Gloria Holden
Media is a strange way to make a living. Shortly before Gloria Holden died, a…
Attention Must Be Paid: Val Lewton
It is not often that one person I’ve written about has been played by another.…
Attention Must Be Paid: Joan Fontaine
Three women born in Japan have won Oscars for acting; Joan Fontaine and her sister…
Celebrating the Living: Leslie Parrish
Okay, so she first came to my attention because she’s in The Giant Spider Invasion,…
Attention Must Be Paid: Elisha Cook, Jr.
Anyone who stands up to Humphrey Bogart has to be pretty impressive, right? I mean,…
Attention Must Be Paid: Frances Bay
There’s something deeply heartwarming about the idea that Adam Sandler, David Lynch, Henry Winkler, and…
Attention Must Be Paid: Dudley Manlove
The thing about scheduling people way in advance, which I’ve been doing lately, is that…
Attention Must Be Paid: Jayne Mansfield
In a way, Jayne Mansfield is the second-youngest person I’ve ever written about. By rights,…
Attention Must Be Paid: Robin Williams
It’s hard to believe he’s been gone for five years. Though at the time, I…
Attention Must Be Paid: Helen Gibson
As you might imagine, I’m a bit of a magpie when it comes to choosing…