TV’S MOST ARROGANT INTELLECTUAL… BUT HE LIVED IN A SILENT PRISON
The world knew him as the pompous, erudite surgeon with a refined accent and a penchant for Mozart. On the set of the most popular show in…
THEY NEVER TOLD THE CAMERAS WHY THE RAIN WAS REAL
It started with a simple question during a quiet dinner in Los Angeles. A few of us were sitting around a table, the kind of gathering that happens…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE HILARIOUS REASON A SURGERY SCENE COLLAPSED
We were sitting in a small, dimly lit studio in New York, recording an episode for my podcast, Clear+Vivid. My guest that day was an old friend, and…
THE DAY MCLEAN STEVENSON AND THE DESK LOST THE WAR
I was sitting in a comfortable armchair across from a young interviewer who looked like he hadn’t even been born when we were still in the trenches, and…
THE DAY KLINGER’S DRESS DECIDED TO BECOME A TENT
It is funny how a single image can just snap you back to a specific moment in time. I was at a convention last year, sitting on a…
THE NIGHT LORETTA SWIT AND JAMIE FARR STOPPED BEING ACTORS
They were sitting in a quiet corner of a studio lot, the kind of place where the ghosts of old Hollywood still whisper if you listen closely enough….
THE DAY COLONEL POTTER FINALLY BROKE THE UNFLAPPABLE CHARLES EMERSON WINCHESTER
I was sitting in a dimly lit studio for a retrospective documentary on the legacy of MAS*H, and the interviewer leaned in with a question that I’ve heard…
THE STERN COLONEL POTTER… BUT ONE LOOK BROKE THE WHOLE UNIT
Alan Alda sat in the quiet of a modern recording studio, the soft glow of the lights a far cry from the harsh, punishing California sun he…
THE DAY HARRY MORGAN FINALLY BROKE THE ENTIRE SURGICAL UNIT
I was sitting in the studio recently, recording an episode of my podcast, and the guest asked me a question I didn’t expect. They wanted to know…
THE ARISTOCRATIC MAJOR… BUT HIS HEART BEAT TO A DIFFERENT CONDUCTOR
For eleven seasons, the world knew him as the ultimate blue-blood. Major Charles Emerson Winchester III was a man of high culture, biting wit, and an ego…