We Are All Racing Towards Death: John Hurt, 1940-2017
The problem with primarily being known for genre work is that it doesn’t get a…
I Play Me: Mary Tyler Moore, 1936-2017
A lot of women have held claim to the title “America’s Sweetheart” over the years.…
We Had a Ball: Miguel Ferrer, 1955-2017
He wasn’t as flashy or as famous as his cousin George, but I actually knew…
I Always Had a Thing For a Fairy-Tale Ending: Debbie Reynolds, 1932-2016
When I covered her for Celebrating the Living, I put a lot of thought into…
I Never Considered Anything Else: Carrie Fisher, 1956-2016
I was going to celebrate her living this week. I’d celebrated her mother. She was…
Being Jealous of a Beautiful Woman Does Not Make You More Beautiful: Zsa Zsa Gabor, 1917?-2016
I never knew what Zsa Zsa Gabor was famous for, and the reading I’ve done…
Because How You Get There Is the Worthier Part: Ron Glass, 1945-2016
Okay, I’ve only seen one of his movies, and it was based on a TV…
More Than a Modicum of Serendipity: Robert Vaughn, 1932-2016
I’d been going back and forth about writing about Leonard Cohen last night, because I…
My Career is Always Going to Be an On-Going Study: Bill Nunn, 1953-2016
I suppose it’s not terribly surprising that, sometimes, you fail to connect two roles an…
Unicycling at the Edge of the Abyss: Jon Polito, 1950-2016
You know, I was actually thinking about watching The Freshman last night. I was kind…