Emmaline Henry began her career as a singer on local Philadelphia radio before heading to Hollywood in the 1950s. She got work in the chorus of several musicals. Producers, though, began to notice that her skills at comedy outshined her singing abilities. She was featured in the touring company of the Phil Silvers musical comedy …
Vincent Price, star of the 1953 3D thrillfest House of Wax. You might say his performance was dripping with terror. No one could hold a candle to him. The whole ball of…. oh… you get it.
Following a few small, uncredited film roles, John Candy came into prominence with his comic talents in Canada’s SCTV, a skit-based version of the respected Second City comedy group. Portraying such memorable (and hysterical) characters as horror host “Dr. Tongue,” sleazy “Johnny LaRue,” folksy fishin’ musician “Gil Fisher” and talk-show sidekick “William B. Williams,” John was …
He loved what he did in life and he died doing what he loved.
The walls in Brooklyn are a lot nicer to look at, thanks to this incredibly talented woman. This is Pinky Weber.
All right, guys, uh, listen. This is a blues riff in “B”, watch me for the changes, and try and keep up?
Let’s cap off Inktober 2017 with the Week 5 drawing of Guy Rolfe as Baron Sardonicus from the 1961 William Castle-produced horror film Mr. Sardonicus. The film, which began life as a short story in Playboy magazine, included a gimmick in keeping with Castle’s modus operandi. The film was halted at the climax and the …
Some folks think he’s spooky. They’re wrong. Read about “the sad clown with the golden voice” HERE. * * * * * * * * * Illustration Friday suggested the word “spooky” in 2010. Here are the three (that’s right… three!) illustrations I posted ten years ago. Spooky (part 1) Spooky (part 2) Spooky (part …
Greg Guidry liked to sing gospel and play piano. As a teenager, he formed a band with future Doobie Brothers keyboardist/vocalist Michael McDonald. In 1977, with his friend and collaborator Rich Lang, Greg drove from his native St. Louis to New York City to pursue a career in the music industry. The pair wrote and …
No use for you to cry I’ll see you by and by ‘Cause I’m walkin’ to New Orleans
