Madeline Kahn, Comedienne
Madeline Kahn’s first role was as the dowdy fiancee to Ryan O’Neal’s professor in Peter Bogdanovich’s What’s Up, Doc? and she steals the movie right out from under him…
Lloyd Bridges
Not only did Lloyd father two very fine actors, he was also one of the most interesting actors in his own right. Lloyd Bridges was a very versatile actor…
Failed Movies Make the Best Broadway Musicals
So what do you do with a movie that fails at the box office? Why not make it into a Broadway Musical! It’s actually fitting that one of the…
Kenneth Mars, Brilliant Comedic Mind
Most people would probably recognize Kenneth Mars as the voice of King Triton in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. My brother and I loved him in What’s Up, Doc? as…
The Amazing Writing Team of Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows was a live 90 minute variety show starring comedy legends Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. It ran from 1950 to 1954. The writing staff had…
The Dick Van Dyke Show – 1961 Comedy
The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom that initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961, until June 1, 1966. The show was created by Carl…
Gig Young, Murder Suicide
I first came to know Gig Young in the Clark Gable, Doris Day movie, Teacher’s Pet (1958), which I love very much. There is so much to love about…