THE DAY CORPORAL KLINGER NEARLY MELTED IN THE MALIBU MOUNTAINS
So, Jamie, we have to talk about the wardrobe. You wore everything from gold-lamé evening gowns to a Wonder Woman outfit. But was there ever a moment where…
THE WORLD SAW A SNOB, BUT DAVID FELT THE TRAGEDY.
The afternoon sun in California has a way of turning everything gold, even the memories we try to keep in the shade. Loretta sat across from David on…
THE DAY WINCHESTER LOST THE MUSIC AND THE ACTOR LOST HIS DEFENSES
Loretta Swit sat across from him and noticed the way his fingers trembled when he touched the old photograph. It wasn’t the trembling of age, but the shaking…
THE DAY HARRY MORGAN BROKE THE ENTIRE MAS*H OPERATING ROOM
Gary Burghoff leans forward on the stage, the fluorescent lights of the convention center reflecting off his glasses. A fan in the third row has just asked the…
THE WORLD’S FAVORITE BOSTON ARISTOCRAT… BUT HIS PRIVATE TRUTH WAS HIDDEN
The veteran performer moved to the rugged coast of Oregon not to be found, but to disappear. In the late 1980s, when the dust of his massive television…
HE SAT IN THE JEEP ONE LAST TIME… AND THE TEARS CAME.
Jamie Farr stood in the quiet corner of the vintage vehicle warehouse, his hand hovering just inches above the olive-drab hood. Beside him, Jeff Maxwell leaned against a…
THE TEDDY BEAR WAS LEFT BEHIND… BUT GARY NEVER REALLY LEFT.
THE TEDDY BEAR WAS LEFT BEHIND… BUT GARY NEVER REALLY LEFT. The restaurant was tucked away in a quiet corner of Malibu, far from the cameras and the…
THE SOUND THAT STOPPED TWO VETERAN ACTORS IN THEIR TRACKS.
A perfectly restored Willys military Jeep idled in the California sun. It was a beautiful afternoon at a private gathering for television history enthusiasts. Gary Burghoff and Jamie…
THE SCENE THAT BROKE THE SHOW’S MOST PRIDEFUL DOCTOR.
Years after the cameras stopped rolling, the veterans of the 4077th still found their way back to each other. They would sit around crowded restaurant tables, miles away…
THE FINAL GOODBYE WAS SCRIPTED… BUT THE TEARS WERE REAL.
Loretta Swit sat across from Jamie Farr in a quiet corner of a dimly lit restaurant, the kind of place where the world feels small and the memories…