Richard introduced me to Frances Faye, a singer and pianist from the 30s through the 70s. She had a wonderful brassy voice and a manner that was at once classy and coarse. An American original! Here she is having a scat showdown with Martha Raye in a Bing Crosby picture. Can you even handle it.
The Best Actress winner for 2000 was Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich. That performance was a beguiling mixture of diva and mensch so instead I'm going to focus on two other Best Acrtess nominees tha
The Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for 1998 went to Bill Condon for Gods and Monsters, a quiet and thought-provoking movie about James Whale, who directed Frankenstein. One of the other nominees that y
This one made me sad. The Carters were the first Presidential couple who I really connected with - - I admired their sincerity and authenticity. Rosalynn Carter died the other day at the age of 96. Th