Category: Writing
I am happy to say my cup runneth over. These days I feel très bien, which is in stark contrast to the past year when I thought my general malaise — feeling low and kind of punk — had to do with being fifty (for the sake of the blog…
Plenty. First of all I grew up with loving parents who were wary of the fishbowl of fame. Now, if you’ve been reading along for the past couple of years you know that Cary Grant is not my daddy, but I call the parts around here home. Neither my mother…
At one point in my career, while directing Miriam Hopkins I became infatuated with the soft Southern talk of the Georgia queen. One evening we had a dinner engagement which was known only by the two of use. Miss Hopkins told me she had been sent a new script by…
Bette Davis and John Garfield decided something had to be done for the enlisted men who passed through Southern California… They secured a building at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard and opened a USO club to be staffed by movies stars and entertainers. That’s Dezi Arnaz: That’s co-founder Bette Davis preparing to…