IF: ice cream
I scream!
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DCS: albert salmi
Albert Salmi loved the stage and believed that film and television roles paled in comparison to the legitimate theater. In 1955, Albert starred as “Bo Decker” in the Broadway production of William Inge’s Bus Stop. He was offered to reprise the role in the 1956 film opposite Marilyn Monroe, but declined. Don Murray took the …
IF: portrait
Okay, Andy, are my fifteen minutes up yet?
DCS: pepi lederer
Young Josephine Lederer was a welcome and frequent guest at Hearst Castle, the guest of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst and her aunt, Hearst’s lover, actress Marion Davies. Hearst was fond of Marion’s niece, as well as Josephine’s brother, future screenwriter Charlie Lederer. The energetic and vivacious Josephine earned herself the nickname “Peppy.” She altered …
IF: love
Love means never having to say you’re sorry.
DCS: michael bond
“Adventures are always better with friends.” Michael Bond, who passed away in June 2017 at age 91, created Paddington Bear in 1958. They had many adventures together.
IF: sprout
After all of his devoted service to Jesus, the apostle Paul miraculously sprouted a pair of wings. Unfortunately, the were both on the same side.
DCS: stephen furst
“Flounder, you can’t spend your whole life worrying about your mistakes! You fucked up! You trusted us!” Stephen Furst was delivering pizzas to supplement his struggling acting career. Ever the innovator, he included his head shot with every pie he delivered. One day, he made a delivery to producer Matty Simmons, who was getting ready …
IF: three
“Ugh! Are we gonna have to change the locks again?“
DCS: adam west
Adam West ended the decades-long controversy in a single sentence on an episode of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory: “It should be me, Keaton, Kilmer, Lego, Bale, and the pretty boy Clooney.” Adam passed away on June 9, 2017 after a short battle with leukemia. He was 88. Here’s my own memory of West’s …