THE WORLD’S MOST ARROGANT INTELLECTUAL… BUT HE LIVED IN HAUNTING SILENCE
The fog of the Oregon coast has a way of swallowing sound, turning the world into a muted, gray gallery of shadows. For years, a man with a…
THE CHOPPER BLADES STOPPED SPINNING DECADES AGO. OR SO THEY THOUGHT.
Mike Farrell and Jamie Farr were sitting in the long, golden shade of an old oak tree. It was a quiet afternoon on a ranch not far from…
GARY BURGHOFF REVEALS THE DAY THE MASH OPERATING ROOM COMPLETELY COLLAPSED
I was sitting in a small studio recently for a podcast, and there was this young actor there, maybe in his early twenties, who was just starting out…
THE WORLD’S MOST BELOVED PRIEST… BUT HIS GREATEST PRAYER WAS AT HOME
William Christopher was the man who provided the moral center for one of the most chaotic and beloved shows in the history of television. As Father Mulcahy, he…
LORETTA SWIT KNEW THE GOODBYE WASN’T JUST ACTING ANYMORE.
The room was quiet, the kind of heavy, comfortable silence that only happens when two people have known each other for over half a century. Mike Farrell sat…
THE MOTOR POOL MISTAKE THAT TURNED THE COLONEL INTO A TEAKETTLE
I was sitting in a folding chair on a set just outside of Atlanta the other day, waiting for the lighting crew to finish their slow-motion dance, when…
THE DAY FATHER MULCAHY SPOKE… AND THE ENTIRE SET WENT SILENT
The sun was dipping low over the California hills, casting long, amber shadows across the patio where Alan Alda and William Christopher sat. It was a quiet afternoon,…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE NIGHT THE SURGERY ROOM FINALLY FELL APART
The red light on the microphone glowed, a small beacon in the hushed New York studio. Alan Alda leaned back, his voice carrying that familiar, warm resonance that…
THE STONES IN THE DIRT WERE NEVER MEANT FOR THE AUDIENCE
The dinner was quiet, the kind of stillness that only happens when people have known each other for over fifty years. Mike Farrell sat next to Alan Alda,…
THE DAY MAXWELL KLINGER’S DRESS FINALLY DECLARED WAR ON THE SET
I was at dinner the other night with some old friends from the neighborhood, just a casual evening, when the conversation turned to our old jobs. One of…