DCS: marty sklar
Marty Sklar continued Walt Disney’s dream of making magic a reality. He was instrumental in the development and design of Disney theme parks and attractions until his passing in July 2017 at the age of 83.
Archive of posts filed under the celebrity category.
IF: jail
Johnny Cash took a few moments alone to have a cigarette and gather his thoughts before taking the stage at Folsom Prison near Sacramento in 1955 for his iconic concert performance.
DCS: aretha franklin
Aretha was the Queen.
DCS: harry anderson
Teen-age Harry Anderson moved from Rhode Island to San Francisco, where he performed street magic for tips. He made eight appearances on early episodes of Saturday Night Live, wielding his cocky humor and close-up illusions under the guise of a street-wise con artist. With a grin on his face, Harry would explain how everything he …
IF: bumblebee
Well, I’m a king bee, baby Want you to be my queen
DCS: don defore
It was while attending the University of Iowa that Don DeFore decided to become an actor. Originally a law major, he enjoyed performing in plays, but was disappointed when he discovered that “drama” was not recognized as a major at the university. He dropped out and enrolled in the famed Pasadena Community Playhouse. Don was a …
IF: dog
“Is there any special country you wanna go to?” “Wyoming.” — Al Pacino to John Cazale in “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975)
DCS: twinkle
Lynne Ripley — “Twinkle”, as she was known to her family — was born in fairly affluent London suburb. She attended Queen’s Fate School, where Camilla Parker Bowles, the future Duchess of Cornwall, was a classmate. At 16, Twinkle entered the music business with the help of her boyfriend Dec Cluskey, of the popular vocal group The Bachelors. …
DCS: francis hopkinson
Please open your American History books and turn to the chapter about Francis Hopkinson. What? You can’t find that chapter? You can’t even find a mention of his name? Disgraceful. Francis Hopkinson’s contributions to the fledgling United States were as important and as symbolic as the Liberty Bell or the bald eagle. Oh…. wait a …
DCS: barry bremen
Barry Bremen was an insurance salesman, a happy husband and father of three from West Bloomfield, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. In high school and after, he regularly played football, softball and basketball with guys from work and the neighborhood. He loved sports, but playing them on an amateur level wasn’t enough. He wanted more. …