A HALF-CENTURY PASSED BEFORE LORETTA SWIT DISCOVERED THE TRUTH ABOUT HAWKEYE.
The Malibu Creek sun was beating down exactly the way it did in 1974. Alan Alda stood near a patch of dry brush, his hands buried deep in…
THE SOUND IN THE CORNER MADE LORETTA SWIT STOP IN HER TRACKS.
The warehouse in North Hollywood was drafty and smelled of dust, old cardboard, and damp concrete. Loretta Swit was standing near a stack of crates when she heard…
THE HELICOPTER BLADES HAD STOPPED TURNING FORTY YEARS AGO… BUT MIKE FARRELL COULD STILL HEAR THEM.
It was a quiet Tuesday afternoon in Malibu when the past decided to catch up with them. Gary Burghoff sat across from his old friend, a cup of…
THE SCENE WAS WRITTEN TO BE TOUGH… BUT MIKE FARRELL COULDN’T LOOK AT THE JEEP.
The Malibu Creek State Park winds were kicking up the exact same California dust. Two old friends stood near the brush, shield-shading their eyes against the glaring afternoon…
THE SOUND OF A DISTANT ENGINE CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR MIKE FARRELL.
The California sun was beating down on the old Malibu Creek State Park, baking the dry brush until the air smelled exactly like 1975. Mike Farrell stood near…
THE CHOPPER SOUNDED DIFFERENT IN 1974… BUT FOR MIKE FARRELL, THE REAL SHOCK CAME DECADES LATER.
The Malibu Creek sun was beating down exactly the way it used to, baking the dry brush until the air smelled like dust and old canvas. Mike Farrell…
THE YELLOW PIECE OF PAPER THAT BROKE THE MAS*H CAST
Years after the canvas tents were finally folded and the studio lights went dark, two old friends sat quietly in a Los Angeles restaurant. Loretta and Gary…
THE SLEEPING SURGICAL PATIENT WHO RUINED THE SCENE
Mike Farrell leaned back in his chair during a popular television history podcast, a warm smile spreading across his face. The host had just asked him about…
THE UNPLANNED TEARS THAT SHATTERED THE TOUGHEST NURSE ON TELEVISION
Whenever fans approached them in public, they almost always asked about the loud arguments and the harsh military discipline. But sitting together at a quiet corner table…
WHEN THE HOOP SKIRT DEFEATED COLONEL POTTER
Jamie Farr sat under the bright stage lights of a crowded convention center, looking out at a sea of smiling faces. The microphone in his hand hummed…