SAYING GOODBYE TO FRIENDS
One of the perils of growing older is losing friends and colleagues. This past week or so has been…
LOSING A FRIEND
There is no easy way to mark the loss of a longtime friend. Rick Scheckmanwas a quiet guy, the…
REMEMBERING ADRIENNE MANCIA AND…
The term “influencers” has come to mean a cadre of people online whose endorsement of a product or service…
REMEMBERING JANE WITHERS
Jane Withers had the biggest heart of anyone I’ve ever met. She remembered details about every movie she ever…
AU REVOIR, BERTRAND TAVERNIER
The world has lost a brilliant filmmaker, historian, and champion, and I have lost a cherished friend, Bertrand Tavernier.…
REMEMBERING ROBERT FORSTER
I’ve never met anyone quite like Robert Forster. He was uncommonly kind and generous to me and my family;…
ALBERT FINNEY: THE CHAMELEON…
I remember a publicist who was working on the Academy Award campaign for Erin Brockovich complaining that Albert Finney could have…
