THE FIRST THREE NOTES PLAYED AND THE WORLD WENT SILENT.
The room was small, tucked away from the bright lights and the champagne clinks of the anniversary gala. Gary sat in a high-backed velvet chair, his eyes following…
HOW A HOOP SKIRT AND A FULL MOON SAVED THE SET
You know, it is funny how a specific smell or a certain type of lighting can just trip a wire in your brain and send you sliding back…
TELEVISION’S MOST ARROGANT ARISTOCRAT… BUT HIS PRIVATE LIFE WAS A REFUGE
Most people remember the voice first. It was a rich, resonant baritone that seemed to carry the weight of a thousand years of Ivy League tradition. On television,…
THE SCRIPT SAID GOODBYE. BUT THE ACTORS WERE ACTUALLY BLEEDING.
The sun was beginning to dip behind the Santa Monica Mountains, casting long, amber shadows across the patio where they sat. It was one of those rare afternoons…
TWO FRIENDS HEARD A SOUND THAT STOPPED THE ENTIRE WORLD
The hills of Malibu are quiet in the late afternoon. Loretta sat on the weathered wooden bench, her eyes squinting against the golden California sun. Beside her, Gary…
THE DAY JAMIE FARR NEARLY FELL OFF HIS HIGH HEELS
I was sitting across from this young podcast host a few months ago, and he leaned in with this look of pure, academic curiosity. He asked me, “Jamie,…
THE ARISTOCRATIC DOCTOR… BUT HIS TRUTH WAS HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
The damp, salt-heavy air of the Oregon coast has a way of silencing the rest of the world. For years, the residents of Newport grew used to seeing…
THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK NEVER TRULY SAID GOODBYE.
Loretta Swit leaned back in the velvet chair, her eyes fixed on a grainy black-and-white photograph resting on the table between her and Jamie Farr. It was a…
HOW MCLEAN STEVENSON ACCIDENTALLY HOOKED HIS OWN FACE DURING A SCENE
We were sitting around a table at this quiet little place in Los Angeles, just a few years before I really started slowing down, and the conversation drifted…
THE JEEP ENGINE COUGHED ONCE AND LORETTA SWIT STARTED TO CRY.
Loretta stood at the edge of the dusty lot, shielding her eyes from the harsh California sun. Beside her, Jamie adjusted his cap, his eyes squinting at the…