THE COLONEL’S STOIC COMMAND WAS NO MATCH FOR A TELEPHONE CORD
Interviewer: “Harry, you were the elder statesman on that set. You had a long career in films before television really took over. People often remember Colonel Potter…
THE POMPOUS MAJOR… BUT HIS REAL LIFE WAS A QUIET SYMPHONY
He arrived in the mud of Malibu during the sixth season, carrying himself with a posture that suggested he was constantly breathing air much thinner and purer…
THE RADIO WAS COLD METAL… BUT THE MEMORY WAS SHARP AS GLASS
The warehouse was tucked away in a quiet corner of North Hollywood, far from the polished marble of the studio offices. It was a place where history…
THE WOOL WAS SCRATCHY… BUT THE HEARTACHE WAS ENTIRELY REAL
The room was silent, filled with that heavy, sterile stillness you only find in the deep storage of a museum archive. Loretta stood near a long metal…
TV’S MOST COMPASSIONATE CAPTAIN… BUT HIS GREATEST BATTLE INVOLVED TOYS
Interviewer: “Mike, we always hear about the camaraderie on the set of MAS*H. People talk about it like it was a summer camp that happened to be…
TV’S CHARMING SURGEON… BUT HIS HARDEST SURGERY WAS A PRANK Interviewer: “Wayne, everyone talks about the laughter on that set. Was it really as therapeutic as it…
TV’S MOST DESPICABLE CHARACTER… BUT THE ACTOR WAS A TRUE SCHOLAR
In the late 1970s, the most hated man in America didn’t wear a black hat or carry a smoking gun. Instead, he wore the starched fatigues of…
THE HILLS WERE SILENT… UNTIL THAT ONE SOUND BROKE THE DECADES
The hills of Malibu haven’t changed much since 1983. The grass is still that golden, parched color that looks like ancient, sun-baked parchment. The wind still whistles…
THE OLD JEEP SAT IN THE DUST… BUT THE MEMORY DROVE THEM
The air in the California barn was thick with the scent of dry hay and ancient oil. Mike Farrell walked slowly toward the back of the building,…
THE CAMERAS WERE ROLLING… BUT THE TEARS WEREN’T IN THE SCRIPT
They were sitting in a quiet, sun-drenched room years after the dust of the Malibu ranch had settled. Loretta Swit looked over at the man who had…