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Andy Griffith Dies at 86

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This week, America lost a true television icon – Andy Griffith. The actor passed away suddenly – well, at least the news seemed sudden to me – July 3rd at the age of 86. I guess when we lose someone like Andy Griffith, someone who lived such a long life; it is hard to be too sad. But certainly, if you are like me, you feel like part of your childhood died with him. Griffith, a native North Carolinian, started his career back in the mid-fifties when he wrote “What it Was, Was Football.” If you’ve ever heard this monologue, … Continue reading →

Erin Moran Sees Unhappy Days?

About a year ago, I blogged that many of the cast and crew from “Happy Days” was fighting for royalties from the show. Erin Moran (who played Joanie), Don Most (who played Ralph Malph), Marion Ross (who played Mrs. Cunningham), Anson Williams (who played Potsie), and the estate of the late Tom Bosley (who played Mr. Cunningham) feel they deserve payment from merchandise sales related to the show and the characters they played. The lawsuit was actually born when Erin Moran called CBS in 2002 to see how much money she was owed in merchandising royalties because their contracts stated … Continue reading →

VH1 Adds More Celebreality Shows

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I have always loved VH1 for bringing us such sinfully entertaining reality shows as “Flavor of Love” and “The Surreal Life.” Well, if you loved those, get prepared for two more: “Scott Baio is 45…and Single” and “Rock of Love.” You probably remember Scott Baio as cute little Chachi Arcola, Fonz’s cousin on “Happy Days.” Scott played Chachi on the long running show from 1977 until 1984. If you are too young to remember that, then you probably have fond memories of Scott in the leading role of “Charles in Charge.” He acted in that sitcom from 1984 until 1990. … Continue reading →

Bryce Dallas Howard Weds Longtime Beau

I’ve always had the perspective that roles come into my life when I need them most and sort of teach me lessons. The same can be true of films, films are released into society to aid in a lesson, inspire people, comfort people. – Bryce Dallas Howard Call me out of the loop, but I was not even aware that Ron Howard had a daughter who acted until I saw The Village. If you have seen that movie, you cannot help but notice Bryce Dallas Howard. In her first real starring role, Bryce was so realistic as the blind girl … Continue reading →

Oliver Stone: Controversial Director

Oliver Stone was born on September 15, 1946, in New York City, to a Jewish father and French Roman Catholic mother. Raised an Episcopalian from some sense of compromise, his parents divorced while he was a teenager. Devastated by the family split, it was only then that he learned of his father’s many extramarital affairs. Oliver attended several schools, notably New York University and Yale University, but dropped out after one year. He returned to Yale after teaching English at the Free Pacific Institute in South Vietnam and working six months in the merchant marine, but he dropped out again … Continue reading →

Ron Howard: Child Star and Gifted Director

Ronald William Howard was born on March 1, 1954, to an acting family in Oklahoma. His father, Rance Howard, majored in drama at the University of Oklahoma and his mother, Jean Speegle Howard, attended acting school in New York. He made his movie debut at the tender age of 18 months, when he appeared in “Frontier Woman” (1956). His first real part was in 1958 at the age of four. He became a regular on “Playhouse 90,” and in 1960 was cast as Andy Griffith’s precocious son in the “The Andy Griffith Show.” In his shift from child star to … Continue reading →