IF: ahead
This weeks Illustration Friday challenge word is “ahead”. “Go ahead, make my day.” “Dirty Harry” Callahan (Clint Eastwood) in Sudden Impact (1983)
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from my sketchbook: oliver reed
Oliver Reed had no aspirations to become an actor while serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He took work as an extra in the early 1950s in mostly comedies. The more extra work he got, the more it looked like this was the career for the young Reed. He was featured in several films …
IF: linked
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “linked”. “There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I’m Ethel Merman.” Ethel Merman That quote from Ethel Merman, about herself, is baffling. One would think a more charismatic celebrity with a more compelling …
from my sketchbook: some like it hot (and some don’t)
In 1998, The American Film Institute named Some Like It Hot the fourteenth greatest movie of all time. Two years later, The AFI once again honored Some Like It Hot by declaring it the number one comedy film of all time. The film’s screenwriter/director, the great Billy Wilder, was a Hollywood legend. Emigrating to the …
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DCS: agnes moorehead
In 1941, Agnes Moorehead made her impressive debut as a member of Orson Welles‘ Mercury Players in the masterpiece Citizen Kane. She began a thirty-plus year career than gained her admiration and critical acclaim, as well as four Academy Award nominations. Agnes appeared in 58 films before she signed on for the role as Samantha …
Monday Artday: monkey
The current illustration challenge on the Monday Artday website is “monkey”. The early morning campfire gathering that is the current “Today” show came from very humble beginnings. “Today”, the brainchild of then NBC vice-president Pat Weaver (actress Sigourney‘s father), made its debut on January 14, 1952. Weaver hand-picked Dave Garroway, a television journalist who hosted a …
IF: subterranean
The new challenge word this week on the Illustration Friday website is “subterranean”. Okay, I went with the obvious (as in “homesick blues”). And, although he appears on my blog, as of this writing, Bob Dylan is not dead. (But, these people are.)
Monday Artday: castaway
The current challenge on the Monday Artday illustration website is “castaway”. Earlier this week, Corey Haim, another former child actor with a hard-luck story, passed away at a young age. Corey was just another in a long line of former child actors following an unfortunate path Dana Plato at 35, Brad Renfro at 25, …
from my sketchbook: patty donahue
In 1980, a little band from Akron, Ohio called The Waitresses released the catchy novelty song “I Know What Boys Like” to relatively no recognition. The song was re-released in 1982 as the first single from the Waitresses’ debut Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful. This time, the song reached number 62 on Billboard Magazine’s Top 100. In …
DCS: paul lynde
It’s hard to believe that an entire generation missed out on the humor of Paul Lynde. Paul Lynde started his career as a stand-up comic, even recording a comedy album. He moved to Broadway, where he appeared in his most famous role as Harry McAfee, the concerned but overprotective father of Kim in Bye Bye …