Obits

In a career that dates back more than 50 years and holds more than 300(!) credits, the thing that I...

Jerry Stiller had a career in comedy that lasted over 60 years. He married Anne Meara and the two developed...

Waking up to the death of Little Richard is not how I wanted to start my day. I know he...

I have to confess to being a bit embarrassed over my previous lack of knowledge about the esteemed career of...

In 1996, a friend of mine told me about a wonderful interviewer on Bravo who apparently got some of the...

Where does one begin? How do you even start talking about Kirk Douglas? A man who was, for the better...

In the world of cinema, journeyman filmmakers are often thought of as those who work reliably and consistently but seldom...

When you talk about the career of Buck Henry, you do so in two parts. The one in front of...

Sue Lyon’s acting’s career began in a manner as controversial as one could imagine. As the underage object of affection...

When you look over Danny Aiello’s resume, it’s hard not to go bug-eyed just over the films you forgot he...

Over a sixty-plus year career, Ron Leibman enjoyed memorable success on stage, television, and the big screen. Starting in the...

More tan than George Hamilton, as suave as Warren Beatty, and almost as handsome as Robert Redford, Robert Evans was...

Things happen when you are away and in a country with bad WIFI. I was in Rome when the news...

While Valerie Harper’s lengthy career touched seven different decades, it’s fair to say she was best known for one particular...

Peter Fonda may have been the least accomplished of the Fonda film power trio (no shame in that, the bar...

D.A. Pennebaker was a wildly productive documentarian with 60 credits amassed over a 50-plus year career. His greatest gift was...

Rutger Hauer's career peak in America was relatively brief, but my, did it ever burn bright. The strapping, remarkably handsome...

In a career that spanned 60 years, character actor Rip Torn was perhaps best known for bringing a crusty edge...

Franco Zeffirelli’s career encompassed nearly 60 years of directing features, television movies, operas, and shorts. While the Italian-born filmmaker met...

Sylvia Miles was nearly 45 years old when she got her big break. Cast as an aristocratic woman who picks...