Feb 22, 20217 minSATIN DOLLS – OUR FIRST SHORT FILMIn 1983, Anita in her senior year at Columbia College studying film making had the opportunity to produce and direct a documentary or a...
Nov 3, 20203 minMY FIRST ACTING CLASS-November 2020It didn’t take long for me to find an acting class in Hollywood; it would the first acting class in my life. A friend of ours was an...
Oct 6, 20204 minMarie and Bruce at the Odyssey Theatre-October 2020Wallace (Wally) Shawn, an actor/playwright, wrote the play Marie and Bruce. Wally Shawn is a character actor who played Diane Keaton’s ex...
Sep 10, 20202 minGate 11 and hostages in the park – September 2020Gate 11 opened at the Burbank Theatre Guild in 1985. This was its world premiere. The play is best described as a hostage/hijacker drama...
Jul 18, 20204 minSYD FIELD AND THE SHERWOOD OAKS EXPERIMENTAL COLLEGE – PART 1 JULY 2020Syd Field was an early writing mentor of mine. Syd wrote the ever-popular book Screenplay. When it was published in 1979, it was the...
Jul 8, 20203 minWHEN YOUR PHONE RINGS IN HOLLYWOOD-PART 2 – JULY 2020If you haven’t read PART 1 of this blog, please do so now. I don’t know for sure how I got the call from Scott at the Tonight Show with...
Jul 7, 20203 minWHEN YOUR PHONE RINGS IN HOLLYWOOD PART 1 – JULY 2020If you are an actor in Hollywood, most likely you are waiting for your phone to ring. When it does ring, it could be your agent, manager,...
Oct 18, 20193 minHERE'S ONE FROM THE HEARTIn 1982, I got my first Hollywood agent. He wasn't a top tier agent, far from it, but he was someone who could get me work. His office...
Aug 1, 20191 minHollywood talesIn this blog, I will post stories about my time in Hollywood as an actor and screenwriter. I think you will find them enjoyable and...