Compelling People — Interesting Lives
Sunday
May 2010
COMMENTS
Written by Marc Parker and Melissa Benefield Parker, Posted in Interviews Actors
Multi-award winning actress of stage, film, and television, Sharon Marguerite Gless was born in Los Angeles, California, on May 31, 1943. Her maternal grandfather was a corporate and film industry attorney and her uncle, Jack Baur, was a major movie-casting director.
Read more on Sharon Gless Interview: Orgasms, Cagney and 'Burn Notice'…
Saturday
May 2010
COMMENTS
Written by Melissa Parker, Posted in Interviews Musicians
The music of Tommy James is played continuously, everyday, in every country of the world, and has been for more than forty years. It’s difficult to go for more than a day without hearing “Crimson and Clover,” “Crystal Blue Persuasion,” “Dragging the Line,” “I Think We’re Alone Now,” “Sweet Cherry Wine,” or “Mony Mony,” on the radio, television, or a film soundtrack; hits that were made famous by Tommy James and The Shondells in the 1960s.
Read more on Tommy James Interview: Singer Discusses His Autobiography 'Me, the Mob and the Music'…
Wednesday
May 2010
COMMENTS
Written by Melissa Parker, Posted in Interviews Musicians
Born to legendary singer/actor/comedian Dean Martin on August 19, 1948, and named after him, Deana Martin knew she wanted to be an entertainer even before she made her television debut on her father’s show in 1966.
Read more on Deana Martin Interview: Entertainer Reminisces About Her Famous Father, Dean…
Monday
April 2010
COMMENTS
Written by Melissa Parker, Posted in Interviews Musicians
Thirty-four year old country music star Jamey Johnson was born in Enterprise, Alabama, but when he was a toddler of three his family made the trek eighty-five miles north to Montgomery, the city where music legend Hank Williams lived a short but memorable career.
