MIKE FARRELL CLIMBED INTO THE OLD JEEP AND THE YEARS VANISHED.
Mike Farrell stood in the back of the dimly lit restoration shop, his hands shoved deep into the pockets of his jacket. Beside him, Loretta Swit stood perfectly…
THE ONE SCENE FROM THE SWAMP THAT NO ONE COULD FINISH.
Loretta Swit sat across from Gary Burghoff, the steam from their coffee rising like the morning mist over the Malibu ranch where they once spent their lives. It…
THREE OLD FRIENDS HEARD A CHOPPER AND STOPPED COLD.
The hills of Malibu do not forget. Even after forty years, the heat in this canyon still tastes like dust and dry sage. Mike Farrell adjusted his hat,…
TV’S ETERNAL BOY… BUT HIS REAL LIFE WAS A SEARCH FOR TRUTH
The actor stood in the dust of the Santa Monica Mountains, feeling the sweat soak through his olive-drab fatigues. To the millions of people watching at home, he…
THE SALUTE THAT BROKE THE TOUGHEST MAN ON THE MAS*H SET
Jamie Farr sat on the sun-drenched patio, watching the way the California light caught the silver in his old friend’s hair. Across from him, Harry Morgan looked every…
THE SMELL OF OLD CANVAS BROUGHT THE ENTIRE 4077TH BACK TO LIFE
Gary Burghoff doesn’t walk the way Walter O’Reilly used to. The frantic energy of the young corporal has faded into the quiet, measured pace of a man who…
THE DAY THE CARMEN MIRANDA COSTUME NEARLY KILLED THE ENTIRE CREW
Jamie Farr sits on the edge of a cushioned chair on a brightly lit stage in a hotel ballroom. It is 2018, and the room is packed with…
THE HELICOPTER SOUND THAT BROUGHT THE WAR BACK FOR JAMIE FARR
The sun was low over the California hills, casting long, orange shadows that looked hauntingly like the ones back in Malibu. Jamie Farr stood with his hands tucked…
THE SCRIPT CALLED FOR TEARS… BUT DAVID’S GRIEF WASN’T ACTING.
The room was filled with the kind of expensive warmth that only a Hollywood reunion can provide. Crystal glasses clinked and the air was thick with the scent…
THE DAY JAMIE FARR’S DRESS NEARLY TOOK DOWN THE ENTIRE JEEP
The lights in the theater were bright, and the air was thick with that specific kind of nostalgia you only find at a thirty-year cast reunion. I was…