Monthly Archives: August 2023

Going to Bat for Cricket in Los Angeles in 1993

Posted on August 27, 2023 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Thirty years ago today, the Los Angeles Times published a freelance story of mine about the popularity of cricket in parts of Los Angeles. Here’s that story: A cricket ball is 5 1/2 ounces of … Continue reading →

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Frederick Forsyth did more than write great thrillers

Posted on August 25, 2023 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – English writer Frederick Forsyth, who turns 85 today, has not only written clever and exciting thrillers such as ‘Day of the Jackal’ (starring Edward Fox, above)  and ‘The Odessa file’, he’s also prescient about world … Continue reading →

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‘Titanic’ Oscar-winner James Horner saw music in colour

Posted on August 14, 2023 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – ‘Composing is so much like painting,’ the late James Horner told me. ‘I patch colour into certain things until I hear the sounds and then I know how much of the magenta or how much of … Continue reading →

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