LORETTA SWIT KEPT A SECRET ON THE MASH SET FOR DECADES.
The hotel lobby was quiet, the kind of expensive silence that usually follows a long night of nostalgia and old stories. Loretta Swit sat in a velvet armchair,…
THE CAMERAS WERE ROLLING… BUT THE ACTORS WERE ACTUALLY SAYING GOODBYE.
Loretta Swit sat across from Jamie Farr, the California sun catching the silver in their hair. They weren’t in the mud of Malibu anymore, but for a moment,…
THEY THOUGHT THE TEARS WERE SCRIPTED BUT THE CAMERAS KNEW BETTER
Loretta Swit sits in a quiet corner of a garden, the California sun warming the back of her neck. Across from her sits Jamie Farr, his hands folded…
JAMIE FARR RECALLS THE DAY THE DRESS FINALLY REBELLED ON SET
I was sitting in this small, dimly lit podcast studio a few years ago, and the host leaned in with that look they all get. It is that…
JAMIE FARR REVEALS THE HILARIOUS STRUGGLE OF KLINGER’S ICONIC WARDROBE
The fluorescent lights of the convention hall hummed overhead as Jamie Farr leaned back in his chair, a mischievous glint in his eyes that hadn’t faded a bit…
THE DAY THE HOOP SKIRT TOOK OVER THE SWAMP
We were sitting in this dimly lit studio for one of those “looking back” retrospectives, and the interviewer leaned in with that look they all get. He asked…
THE COMMANDING MAESTRO… BUT HE LIVED IN FEARFUL SILENCE
The world knew the voice before they ever saw the face. It was a voice that sounded like mahogany and old books, a resonance that carried the weight…
THE WORLD’S ETERNAL KID… BUT HIS REAL PASSION WAS SAVING THE BROKEN
The sun on the Malibu ranch was punishing, even in the late afternoon. It was the mid-seventies, and every household in America knew the face of the young…
THE WORLD’S MOST ARROGANT ARISTOCRAT… BUT HIS REAL LIFE WAS A SYMPHONY
The rain in Newport, Oregon, has a specific kind of weight to it. It is heavy, persistent, and indifferent to who you are or what you have done…
THE SOUND THAT MADE THE WORLD STOP STILL ECHOES IN MALIBU.
The heat in Malibu Creek State Park has a very specific, stubborn weight to it. It is a dry, pressing heat that sticks to the back of your…