Category Archives: Actors

“I have a fan base that’s super, super loyal.” — Lance Kerwin

Posted on November 6, 2025 by sheila

You can say that again. I’m still here. It’s his birthday today. I discovered him when I was 10, 11, and everyone in my very small weird generation knew who he was. He was a teen idol. Something about him … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Ralph Macchio, or: How one episode of Eight is Enough saved my life

Posted on November 5, 2025 by sheila

Yesterday was Ralph Macchio’s birthday. I always knew Ralph Macchio was something special. I knew it before Karate Kid. I knew it from Eight is Enough. I clocked him as awesome from the beginning. I felt territorial. When everyone else … Continue reading →

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“People say I’m a one-note actor, but the way I figure it, those other guys are just looking for that one right note.” — Joel McCrea

Posted on November 5, 2025 by sheila

It’s his birthday today. Joel McCrea had a long career, with many different phases. He did it all, although he is primarily associated with Westerns. It was what you might call a “classy” career. Steady, successful, no scandals, and he … Continue reading →

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“I’ve had the kind of fame which I felt was just the right amount.” — Lois Smith

Posted on November 3, 2025 by sheila

Lois Smith, who turns 95 years old today, made her film debut in 1955, playing a young prostitute in East of Eden. She has a small scene with James Dean, and then exits the film forever. But the memory of … Continue reading →

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Dynamic Duo #44

Posted on October 29, 2025 by sheila

Hayley Mills and Elvis Presley

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“It’s more about what story I want to be in than what medium.” — Jacqueline McKenzie

Posted on October 24, 2025 by sheila

I first saw this phenomenal Australian actress (whose birthday it is today) in Romper Stomper in 1992, and she was so intense, so unpredictable, she was on another level. I couldn’t get her out of my head. She made more … Continue reading →

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Fedelma Cullen: the greatest performance I’ve ever seen

Posted on October 23, 2025 by sheila

When I was a kid, and my family was in Ireland, my mother took me and 2 of my siblings to a production of A Doll’s House at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Dad stayed home with Siobhan, who was … Continue reading →

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“Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely.” — Catherine Deneuve

Posted on October 22, 2025 by sheila

It’s her birthday today. She was great right out of the gate. One of the unique things about her career (and she has few peers here) is that she has regularly been regaled as one of the most beautiful women … Continue reading →

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“I hope I’ll die on stage at the age at 105, playing Peter Pan.” — Joan Fontaine

Posted on October 22, 2025 by sheila

A re-post of the tribute I wrote about Joan Fontaine when she died in December of 2013. She almost made it to her goal. She was 96 years old. It’s her birthday today. While filming “The Women”, in 1939, Joan … Continue reading →

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“If I could make every movie with Richard Linklater, I would.” — Glen Powell

Posted on October 21, 2025 by sheila

It’s his birthday today. I love it when someone hard-working and deserving becomes the new It-Boy. Correction: Glen Powell isn’t an It-BOY. He is an It-MAN. I love how he seems to be really enjoying his moment, humorous about it, … Continue reading →

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