Category Archives: Interviews

‘Being a nice guy is acting’ and more great Roger Moore quotes

Posted on May 24, 2017 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Roger Moore, who died Tuesday aged 89, spoke to me at Pinewood Studios on Dec. 10 1984 on the set of his last James Bond picture, “A View to a Kill”. Here are some highlights … Continue reading →

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When life meant happy days for Erin Moran

Posted on April 24, 2017 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – “There is a lot of pressure. You’ve got to be thin. You’ve got to look pretty. You’ve got to look good. There’s a lot of competition, There’s too much to worry about.” That was “Happy … Continue reading →

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As he turns 80, ten Jack Nicholson films you should see

Posted on April 22, 2017 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Three-time Academy Award-winner Jack Nicholson, who turns 80 today, hasn’t had a leading role in a film since Rob Reiner’s ‘The Bucket List with Morgan Freeman’ in 2007 but his classic pictures remain treasures. They … Continue reading →

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Recalling … Jack Nicholson at the launch of ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’

Posted on April 14, 2017 by admin

By Ray Bennett NEW YORK 1975 – Jack Nicholson appears in the breakfast room of a fancy Manhattan hotel on a Saturday morning in a baggy brown suit, no tie, his dark shirt collar inside his jacker, and dark glasses. … Continue reading →

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How Alan Thicke turned failure into success

Posted on December 14, 2016 by admin

By Ray Bennett Canadian writer and performer Alan Thicke, who died on Tuesday aged 69, was one of the good guys. He found lasting fame on the Eighties sitcom “Growing Pains” but he was multi-faceted and he had to overcome … Continue reading →

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Mark Harmon always had the right moves

Posted on September 2, 2016 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – I first met Mark Harmon, who turns 65 today, when he was 29 years-old and it was clear then that he had the talent and determination to become one of the most enduring and popular … Continue reading →

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Why Wilder and Brooks stopped making films together

Posted on August 31, 2016 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks made three films together and each one is regarded as a comedy classic. Neither man achieved the same degree of success on his own but Wilder, who died Monday aged … Continue reading →

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‘Jeannie’ Barbara Eden dreamed of being a TV cop

Posted on August 23, 2016 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Barbara Eden, who turns 85 today, is remembered most fondly as the sexy genie in the Sixties sitcom “I Dream of Jeannie” but what she really wanted to be was a TV cop.

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When I spoke to Wonder Woman, she had no clothes on …

Posted on July 24, 2016 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Lynda Carter, in her “Wonder Woman” prime, stepped naked and wet from the shower as I said “hello” to begin our interview about life after three seasons as TV’s top female superhero.

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Cheryl Ladd on ‘Charlie’s Angels’, Farrah Fawcett and bikinis

Posted on July 12, 2016 by admin

LONDON – Cheryl Ladd, who turns 65 today, was always the most fun and down-to-earth of TV’s “Charlie’s Angels”, friendly and a bit flirty, and she wasn’t catty about Farrah Fawcett when she had every right to be.

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