THE SMELL OF OLD CANVAS BROUGHT THE ENTIRE 4077TH BACK TO LIFE
Gary Burghoff doesn’t walk the way Walter O’Reilly used to. The frantic energy of the young corporal has faded into the quiet, measured pace of a man who…
THE DAY THE CARMEN MIRANDA COSTUME NEARLY KILLED THE ENTIRE CREW
Jamie Farr sits on the edge of a cushioned chair on a brightly lit stage in a hotel ballroom. It is 2018, and the room is packed with…
THE HELICOPTER SOUND THAT BROUGHT THE WAR BACK FOR JAMIE FARR
The sun was low over the California hills, casting long, orange shadows that looked hauntingly like the ones back in Malibu. Jamie Farr stood with his hands tucked…
THE SCRIPT CALLED FOR TEARS… BUT DAVID’S GRIEF WASN’T ACTING.
The room was filled with the kind of expensive warmth that only a Hollywood reunion can provide. Crystal glasses clinked and the air was thick with the scent…
THE DAY JAMIE FARR’S DRESS NEARLY TOOK DOWN THE ENTIRE JEEP
The lights in the theater were bright, and the air was thick with that specific kind of nostalgia you only find at a thirty-year cast reunion. I was…
TV’S FAVORITE INNOCENT… BUT THE MAN CRAVED THE WILD
The world saw a boy who never grew up. They saw the oversized glasses, the knitted cap pulled low even in the California heat, and the worn teddy…
THE CHOPPER SOUND THAT SILENCED TWO BEST FRIENDS YEARS LATER
Years after the famous tents were packed away, two men stood outside on a quiet California afternoon. Alan Alda and Gary Burghoff had weathered the unimaginable storm of…
HARRY MORGAN SAW THE OLD JEEP AND SUDDENLY THE WAR RETURNED
Harry Morgan always walked with a certain quiet authority, even long after the cameras had stopped rolling and the sets had been struck. He had that unmistakable old-school…
WHEN DAVID OGDEN STIERS STOPPED ACTING DURING THE FINAL GOODBY
Loretta Swit sat in a quiet chair, the kind of stillness that only comes with age and a thousand memories. She was thinking about a man who wasn’t…
THE SNOBBY SURGEON BROKE DOWN ON SET… AND KEPT THE SECRET
Years after the helicopters flew away from the 4077th for the final time, two old friends sat across from each other in a quiet Los Angeles restaurant. The…