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…
THE DAY COLONEL POTTER FINALLY LOST HIS MILITARY COMPOSURE
“You know,” Harry said, leaning back in the plush armchair, his eyes twinkling in that unmistakable way that always signaled a story was coming. “I was talking…
TV’S MOST NOTORIOUS PLAYBOY… BUT HIS PRIVATE TRUTH WAS A SIXTY-YEAR DEVOTION
In the late 1970s, you couldn’t turn on a television without seeing his face. He was the quintessential fast-talking, martini-drinking surgeon who seemed to have a witty remark…
THE DAY THE WEDDING DRESS FINALLY RETIRED JAMIE FARR
Interviewer: “Jamie, we’ve all seen the highlights. The fruit hats, the Statue of Liberty, the gowns. But was there ever a moment where the wardrobe actually fought…
THE STERN COLONEL ARRIVED BUT THE CAST HAD A FILTHY PLAN
The microphone was just a few inches from Mike Farrell’s face as he leaned back in the plush studio chair. He was guesting on a popular retrospective…
THE WORLD’S MOST REFINED ARISTOCRAT… BUT HE LIVED IN TOTAL FEAR
The world knew him as a man of impeccable breeding and intimidating intellect. On the screen, he was the surgeon who quoted Shakespeare while performing miracles in a…