I Am Really Lucky: Gene Wilder, 1933-2016
He was on the list, yes. I mean, the man was 83 and had been…
I Was Giving My Talent, and Someone Else Was Taking the Credit: Marni Nixon, 1930-2016
It’s finally happened—Death has beaten me. Marni Nixon was on the calendar for Celebrating the…
In the Education of the American People, I am Recess: Garry Marshall, 1934-2016
It’s sad, really, that the last few of Garry Marshall’s movies are considered punchlines. It’s…
You Have to Need to Act: William Schallert, 1922-2016
He was just everyone’s dad, wasn’t he? He was Patty Duke’s dad. He took over…
Party Over: Prince 1958-2016
This my my favourite Prince memory, and I feel kind of guilty about it. It…
I Had to Earn It: Patty Duke 1946-2016
She was on my shortlist. It hadn’t occurred to me that Alan Rickman or David…
A Natural-Born World Shaker: George Kennedy, 1925-2016
Some years ago, I watched Airport ’79 with friends on fast forward. We actually watched…
Stand Up, Miss Jean Louise: Harper Lee, 1926-2016
There is, thus far, only one movie based on her work, though she’s been played…
Because It’ll Hurt More–Alan Rickman 1946-2016
Everyone keeps on about how Hans Gruber was his first film role, and that’s certainly…
We Were Ziggy’s Band: David Bowie 1947-2016
I was in eleventh grade the year my sister made me the David Bowie mix…