When Norma Desmond says to the guard at the "Paramount Studio" gates, "Without me there wouldn't be any 'Paramount Studio'" the words could apply to Gloria Swanson herself, as she was the studio's top star for six years running. Montgomery Clift wa…
If you are visiting or live in the Hollywood area chances are you’ll eventually see a famous face now and then. I’ve lived here for 18 years and have had my share of celebrity spotting at the grocery store, the car wash, the gym, and eve…
"General Hospital" is one of the most popular soap operas of all time and has been on the air since 1963. The show was originally going to be called "Emergency Hospital". The exterior of "General Hospital" is the University of Southern Califo…
As a Television Academy member, I have had the privilege to meet many of my favorite actors and actresses from some of my favorite TV shows. And I only get starstruck when I meet a TV icon that I grew up watching as a child. Such was the case, this…
The series takes place from the spring of 1933 to June 1946. Series creator Earl Hamner Jr. grew up with 7 siblings, each of whom served as the basis for a young Walton character. He based the Waltons' grandparents on composites of all four of his …
For most people the July 4th weekend consists of eating barbecue, watching firework shows and going to the beach with friends and family but I decided to check out the world famous Hollywood Show - the best known autograph show in the…
John Travolta ran two miles a day and danced for three hours daily to get in shape for this film. In the end, he dropped 20 pounds. John Travolta had worked hard on the "You Should Be Dancing" sequence and threatened to quit the film when…
If you live in the Los Angeles area and you're a fan of the 1977 film classic "Saturday Night Fever" you're going to lose your mind with this news! At the next Hollywood Show, from June 30th and July 1st, at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport…
Matthew Weiner dreamed up the idea for “Mad Men” while working as a writer on the Ted Danson sitcom “Becker.” He wrote the pilot in 1999. Creator Matthew Weiner thought Jon Hamm was right for the role of ‘Don Drap…
Happy Pride Month friends! One of my favorite LGBTQ+ films is the hilarious and touching romantic comedy “Jeffrey” (1995), written by Paul Rudnick (adapted from his off-Broadway play of the same name,) directed by Christ…