sixties

Upstate Manhattan, where Gail Gerber is a fulltime resident and me a weekender, has its own newspaper called The Manhattan Times and in the curent issue they have run an excerpt from the “Uneasy Rider” chapter from Gail’s memoir. Click here to read.

20th Century-Fox is once again trying to revive their successful Planet of the Apes series after the disasterous Tim Burton remake of Planet of the Apes. Click here to read about the upcoming Rise of the Apes. Since Apes is my favorite movie series I am keeping a lid on my excitement since I was just sooooooooooo disappointed with Burton’s movie.

Proud to announce that Trippin’ with Terry Southern: What I Think I Remember has been named one of three finalists for the Independent Publishers Book Awards for Best Autobiography/Memoir of 2009. There were close to 4,000 entries in 67 categories. Scroll down to category #27 to see our competition for the Gold Medal.

Awards ceremony to be held in NYC on May 25th. Of course, Gail Gerber and I will be there. Now all I have to do is decide if I should wear Vera Wang or my Vivienne Westwood catsuit. Hmmmm

Sixties starlet Dorothy Provine sadly passed awawy this week. The energetic blonde beauty is remembered most for her singing and dancing abilities and as a talented comedienne in such films as It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Good Neighbor Sam, The Great Race, and That Darn Cat. So it may come as a surprise that this beautiful blonde had the female lead in two spy movies—The Man from U.N.C.L.E. film One Spy Too Many (1965) and the James Bond rip-off Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966). Provine’s expert comedic performances are the films’ high points and she steals the spotlight away from her male co-stars.

You can read more about Dorothy Provine’s work in the spy genre in my book Film Fatales co-written with my friend Louis Paul.