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STARLET ALERT!

Set your DV-Rs and TIVOs as Turner Classic Movies this week serves up a gaggle of Sixties Starlets:

Nancy Kwan enjoys being a girl in Flower Drum Song (Monday 1/29 3:34am)
Judy Tyler is Bop Girl (Monday 1/29 6:00am)
Mary Mitchel and John Cronin Twist Around the Clock (Monday 1/29 9:00am)
Jo Morrow is a princess who gets Juke Box Rhythm (Monday 1/29 1:30pm)
Don’t hate Tuesday Weld and Roberta Shore Because They’re Young (Monday 1/29 5:45pm)
Diane McBain, Susan Oliver, and Linda Rogers are The Caretakers (Friday 2/2 8:00am)
Jill Haworth joins Paul Newman and Sal Mineo on an Exodus (Friday 2/2 1:30pm)
Jill Haworth once again finds herself In Harm’s Way (Sat.2/3 1:45pm)

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FOOT IN MOUTH AWARD

The biggest jerk in all of show business today has to be Isiah Washington of Grey’s Anatomy. Not only did he call co-star T.R. Knight a “faggot” a few months ago he says the word again and lies that he never said called T.R. that on the Golden Globe Awards last Sunday. What makes me mad about this is that though ABC has issued strong statements condemning him, the producers of the show seem to be shrugging it off. See what would have happened if it was reversed and Knight called Washington the N-word and then repeated it on national televison!

I had dinner with T.R. Knight a few months before Grey’s Anantomy premiered as I am friends with his ex-agent. The guy is a sweet gentle soul and doesn’t need to be in the spotlight like this. His appearance on The Ellen DeGeneras Show refutting Washington’s statement proved how sincere he is. I also want to praise Katherine Hiegl (Izzy) who had the guts to stick up for T.R. and went on record against Washington and said that the man should not be allowed to speak in public. LOL Oh, so true.

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CINEMA RETRO

The new Cinema Retro is out on the stands featuring Part II of my three-part series on Elvis Presley and his swinging sixties starlets. This portion focuses on the years 1965 to 1966 and features comments from Shelley Fabares, Chris Noel, Gail Gerber/Gilmore (at left), Linda Rogers, Francine York, Ann Morell, Sue Ane Langdon, Irene Tsu, and the late Julie Parrish. Films discussed include Girl Happy, Harum Scarum, Tickle Me, and Paradise, Hawaiian Style.

The magazine also has wonderful articles on the making of the 1966 Batman movie; Charles Bronson in Death Wish; and interviews with David McCallum and John Phillip Law. Worth checking out.

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RIP Yvonne De Carlo

Though she wasn’t a 60s starlet, I always liked the sultry Yvonne De Carlo who passed away today from natural causes. She was 84. I remember her most from The Ten Commandments where she played Sephora and of course as Lily Munster on The Munsters, which I always preferred over The Addams Family. Not a comedic actress, Yvonne was able to more than held her own opposite Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis and was a trouper joining in on the slapstick where she got many laughs. Years later she began popping up in grade Z horror movies but she always gave a vigorous performance. Theatre queens love her from her turn in Follies where she sang “I’m Still Here” and I am sure she was just fabulous.