A Chat with Ernest Borgnine

  Here’s a link to my chat with Ernest Borgnine on Filmmonthly. Ernie tells it like it was. Great guy. Alan  

The Noble Gentleman

Ricardo Montalban died today and the world lost a veneer of badly needed class. I never met the man, but I sure admired him. His memoir, Reflections, A Life in Two Worlds published in 1980 is only 163 brief pages. I’ve had it in my library for years. No matter...

Vive Mitchum

Robert Mitchum on screen epitomizes ultimate cool… always has, always will. I have a short list of favorite Mitchum pictures…doesn’t everyone? Out of the Past- the quintessence of the noir stained private eye; Night of the Hunter and Cape Fear playing two of the most...

One Tough Broad

Ann Savage was one tough broad. And that title is a royal adornment for a lady who was pure class. Ann Savage, who seemed indestructible, quietly passed away on Christmas Day. My friend and colleague Eddie Muller’s masterly profile of Ann in his wonderful tome,...

Bad Things Come in Threes

Honest to God, this blog is not a permanent obit column. I was actually working on an actor profile that is going to go up shortly – but simply had to pause in order to comment on the passing of three notable people from the world of film and entertainment who...

In Remembrance of Millie

Mildred Black died the other week in her home in the San Fernando Valley. Mill wasn’t a movie star or anyone famous. She was a sweet, tough, generous woman who gave a lot more than she got in this life. There wasn’t a funeral, wake, celebration of life or an obit in...