Attention Must Be Paid: Madeline Kahn
I know, I know. You’re all thinking I’m wrong, and you’re all picturing different things…
Attention Must Be Paid: Fess Parker
There’s a character in Terry Pratchett’s Thud! named Mr. A. E. Pessimal. That’s his birth…
Attention Must Be Paid: Hattie McDaniel
“I’d rather play a maid than be one.” Man, no research for this column has…
Attention Must Be Paid: Huell Howser
Practically the only reason I wanted to watch the 2011 Winnie the Pooh was that…
Attention Must Be Paid: Suzanne Pleshette
I’m a little disappointed to discover that Suzanne Pleshette is not a Disney Legend. Oh,…
Attention Must Be Paid: Darren McGavin
Believe it or not, I didn’t see A Christmas Story until adulthood. I read at…
Attention Must Be Paid: Virginia Gregg
I’ve told this story before, but one of my happiest childhood memories is waking up…
Attention Must Be Paid: Animated Credits
We don’t much do credit sequences at all anymore, really. You tend to get credits…
Attention Must Be Paid: Colleen Dewhurst
I haven’t seen most of Colleen Dewhurst’s work, because most of her work was off-Broadway.…
Attention Must Be Paid: Edward Everett Horton
“One Got Fat” is on Edward Everett Horton’s IMDb page. I know—you’re stunned, too. That…