Vintage Interviews With Notable People
Some inspirational words from Lionel Richie, and a chance encounter with a group of ladies with red hats, led to the first novel by actor, comedian, and writer Damon Wayans. From his early years in movies (as the banana man in “Beverly Hills Cop”) to his days on TV’s “In Living Color,” as characters like […]
On just about any list of the best selling novelists of all time you’ll find the name Sidney Sheldon. In a nearly 40 year writing career – which followed a nearly 30 year television, movie and Broadway career – Sheldon sold over 300 million copies of his books worldwide. Oh, and about that earlier career? […]
It’s “Fathers Week” at Now I’ve Heard Everything. Today the story of one very famous father who wrote a novel about a famous father and a son who was struggling to find his own way out of the shadow of that fame. But the legendary Kirk Douglas told me, in our 1992 interview, that he […]
Do you have a favorite conspiracy theory? History is replete with them. To start a debate all you have to do is say “John Wilkes Booth” or “DB Cooper” or “JFK.” And sometimes it takes someone with the analytical mind of a great fiction writer to unravel them. And so it was in 2013 that […]
Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s a day of romance, relationships, maybe even marriage, but most especially it’s a day of love. All kinds of love. In fact, All Kinds of Love was the title of actor writer Carl Reiner’s 1993 novel. It featured a delightful cast of characters dealing with a variety of romantic situations, with […]
As the saying goes, sex sells.Books about sex can sell very well, if they are well written. And in the early 2000s a powerful new voice in erotica emerged, and dominated bestseller lists. She wrote under the pseudonym Zane. Her short erotic stories attracted a loyal following on the Internet, inspiring her to self-publish The […]
The Red Scare that engulfed the U.S. in the years immediately after World War II ruined many careers, and any affiliation with the Communist Party was enough to get you blacklisted. So it was that popular novelist Howard fast found himself suddenly a pariah because of his membership in the Communist Party USA. A contentious […]
British born Neil Gaiman is nothing if not prolific and versatile. He’s written short stories, novels, screenplays, poetry, even comic books and graphic novels. And his fiction has won an entire trophy case full of major awards. As a child, Gaiman started reading at age 4, and devoured books throughout his youth. I met him […]
Author David Baldacci is best known for Suspenseful political thrillers. But about 20 years ago he was inspired to write a very different kind of book. It was a book inspired by his own experience on a long train trip The Christmas Train is about a writer, not unlike Baldacci, who takes a train trip […]
Alex karras was a star on the field for the Detroit Lions in the 1960s. And then he tackled a new career challenge: acting. One of his most iconic roles was in 1974’s “Blazing Saddles.” He was, of course, Mongo. And when I spoke with him about it, he almost sounded surprised at his own […]