The tall, muscular Burt Lancaster was one of the great leading men in movies for decades.
He was born on this day in 1913.
Lancaster starred in such classic films as From Here to Eternity, Elmer Gantry, Come Back Little Sheba, Birdman of Alcatraz, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Sweet Smellof Success and Judgment at Nuremberg, among others.
His film career spanned from 1946′s The Killers through Field of Dreams in 1989.
The New York City-born Lancaster did not set out to be an actor initially. He excelled in gymnastics in high school and got an athletic scholarship to NYU. But he soon dropped out of school and became part of an acrobat duo called Lang and Cravat which performed as part of the Kay Brothers circus. But an injury forced Lancaster to give up the life in the circus.
Lancaster died in 1994 at the age of 80. His final acting role came three years earlier when he starred opposite Sidney Poitier in the television movie Separate But Equal.
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The Paul Lynde Halloween Special is a Halloween-themed television special starring Paul Lynde broadcast October 29, 1976 on ABC.
It featured guest stars Margaret Hamilton in her first reprisal of her role as The Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz.
Also guest starring are Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo from H.R. Pufnstuf, Tim Conway, Roz Kelly, Florence Henderson, rock band KISS, Billy Barty, Betty White and, in an unbilled surprise appearance, Donny and Marie Osmond.
Attended last night’s Outfest Town Hall meeting at Renberg Theatre with about 150 other people and will be writing a longer blog post in the next day or two. Outfest Executive Director Christopher Racster and Outfest board co-president Lucas Bailey took us step by step into what led to the “hibernation” of this beloved organization with a summer film festival that has been such a rich tradition for so many of us for so many years.
It was announced that the summer film festival will return in 2025 to the DGA Theatre and that, hopefully as soon as next month, Outfest will begin a monthly screening series.
“We want to rebuild trust,” Racster said. “We are coming back. … We have been torn down to the studs.” It was explained that an inexperienced board and mismanagement by the former executive director left Outfest $500,000 in debt. Since Racster was rehired last November to determine if the organization could find a way forward or have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Racster, Outfest Executive Director 2015-19, decided they could find their way out of the crisis, fix the problems, and rebuild. Since then, half of that debt has been retired and arrangements are in place to pay off the rest. Racster, who is holding another town hall tonight at Barnsdall Theater, said any fundraising moving forward will go strictly to programming and staff.
The audience was filled with former staff members and volunteers, filmmakers, and regular Outfest members and at least one famous actor (Juan Pablo Di Pace). Chris and Lucas took all questions, seemed very transparent and there was a feeling of support for their efforts in the room. We very much want them to succeed but it is clear they will need the help of the filmmaking community, the LGBTQ community, the non-profit community, corporate sponsors etc. Mostly, they will need trust. Last night seemed like a good start.
I saw this film last month and found it, overall, mesmerizing. From Academy Award winning director Luca Guadagnino, written by Justin Kuritzkes and based on the novel by William S. Burroughs, and starring Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Lesley Manville, and Jason Schwartzman.
I used to think that if there were a male version of Charlie’s Angels, I could be the smart one like Sabrina Duncan.
I wanted to to drive a red Pinto like she did and I’d even wear a turtle neck.
Sabrina was, of course, played by the great Kate Jackson who was a regular presence on our TV screens throughout the 70s and 80s starting with Dark Shadows then The Rookies (my little sister used to want to be Jill Danko), Charlie’s Angels then The Scarecrow and Mrs. King.
Yes, Farrah Fawcett was the breakout star of Charlie’s Angels but the show survived nicely without her after season one when Cheryl Ladd was brought in as her replacement.
But when Kate left after season three, the show was never the same and limped along for two more seasons before being canceled. Replacements Shelly Hack and later Tanya Roberts certainly tried alongside Ladd and Jaclyn Smith but it turned out Kate really was the glue of the trio and her strength and humor made it all work.
One of Kate’s great career disappointments was not being able to play the role in Kramer vs. Kramer opposite Dustin Hoffman that won Meryl Streep her first Oscar. Angels producers would not budge on scheduling so she could not do the film. But a few years later, she got another good crack at movie stardom with 1982′s Making Love as a woman whose husband turns out to be gay. Kate was wonderful in the role.
Kate, the only Angel to ever be nominated for an Emmy for the show, has not had a TV credit since a guest spot on Criminal Minds more than 10 years ago. She seems to be enjoying a more low-profile life these days which she certainly deserves.
Happy birthday to Kate!
Below are three of Kate’s talk show appearances spanning 1982-2003.
Shawn Mendes addressed pervasive speculation about his sexuality at recent concert: “I guess I’m just speaking freely now because I just want to be closer to everyone and just kind of be in my truth. The real truth about my life and my sexuality is that I’m just figuring it out like everyone. I don’t really know sometimes, and I know other times. It feels really scary because we live in a society that has a lot to say about that, and I’m trying to be really brave and just allow myself to be a human and feel things. And that’s all I really want to say about that for now.”