TV’S MOST FAMOUS CHILD… BUT HE WAS DESPERATE TO GROW UP
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital was more than just a television set in the hills of Malibu; it was a cultural phenomenon that dictated the heartbeat of…
THE SCENE THAT FINALLY BROKE MARGARET HOULIHAN’S TOUGH EXTERIOR.
Loretta and Jamie were sitting in the corner of a quiet, dimly lit restaurant in Los Angeles. The world outside was loud and hurried, but at their table,…
THE LEGENDARY SURGICAL GIGGLES THAT SHATTERED THE MASH FILM SET
I was sitting across from this young kid, a talented actor who’s just starting to make his mark in the industry, and he leaned in with this very…
THE HELICOPTERS STOPPED FLYING, BUT THE NOISE NEVER LEFT THEM.
The sun over the Malibu hills has a way of bleaching the world into a pale, dusty gold. It’s a specific kind of light that Mike Farrell and…
THE WISEST DOCTOR ON TELEVISION… BUT HIS REAL POWER WAS WATCHING
The set of MAS*H was often a place of controlled chaos. It was a production defined by high energy, rapid-fire dialogue, and the constant, dry heat of the…
THE GOODBYE SCRIPT SAID ONE THING BUT THEIR HEARTS SAID ANOTHER
It was a Tuesday afternoon in a quiet corner of Los Angeles when Jamie Farr leaned across the table. He was looking at Loretta Swit, the woman the…
THE DAY THE PINK MARSHMALLOW EXPLODED ON THE SET OF MASH
I am sitting on a stage in a hotel ballroom, looking out at a sea of faces that have followed me for decades. It is one of those…
THE LETTER GARY BURGHOFF READ WAS NEVER ACTUALLY IN THE SCRIPT.
The light was fading over the California hills, that particular shade of gold that makes everything look like a photograph from 1974. Gary sat on the porch, his…
THEY THOUGHT THE WAR WAS OVER IN 1983. THEN THE CHOPPER RETURNED.
The sun was beginning to dip behind the jagged peaks of the Santa Monica Mountains, casting long, amber shadows across the dusty trail. Mike Farrell leaned against a…
JAMIE FARR REVEALS THE HILARIOUS COSTUME MALFUNCTION THAT RUINED A PERFECT TAKE
I was sitting in a small, quiet studio for one of those career-retrospective interviews, the kind where they have the nice lighting and the soft chairs that…