Author: Mark Evanier
Posts by Mark Evanier
Hirschfeld Soars
The passing of the great Al Hirschfeld seems to have raised the value of his work. I guess it's because of the attention his passing brought to his artistry. It couldn't be because the death of a man who was 99 and a half years old caught the art world unaware…could it? […]
Replacement Dearest
As eight e-mails in the last hour have informed me, the famous actress who filled in for her daughter on a soap opera was Joan Crawford, holding down the role that Christina Crawford had on Secret Storm. Here's a page with all the details, including the fact that Ms. Crawford was drinking heavily during the […]
Cast Replacements
My buddy Rick Scheckman provides the following info. And trust me…he's always right about this kind of stuff: The below recounting of the switchover of Harry Morton's that was on the web page today is slightly incorrect. The episode in question "The Iron Deer" was the first episode of the second filmed season of Burns […]
Remembering Ub
Jim Korkis has a nice two-part biography of the great animator, Ub Iwerks, over at Jim Hill Media. Here's that link. […]
Casting Coup
Every so often, I hear about a theatrical production in another city that sounds so intriguing, I momentarily mull if there's a way to jump on a plane and go see it. The only time I ever acted on it was when Jerry Lewis debuted on Broadway in Damn Yankees. My friend Paul Dini and […]
Set the TiVo (maybe)
I'm not sure how many cities are getting it but tomorrow night (Sunday) is the annual Chabad L'Chaim to Life Telethon. It's on in Los Angeles (starting at 5:00 PM on KCAL, Channel 9) and I think in New York (presumably at 8 PM due to the time difference) and I don't know where else. […]
Comic Artist Website of the Day
I've known William Stout for thirty years and I'm still amazed at his talent and versatility. Talk about a guy who can draw anything. Think I'm kidding? Think I'm just praising a guy 'cause he's a friend of mine? Then take a look at his website and tell me that isn't one amazing artist. […]
Set the TiVo
Early next Friday morning (in other words, late Thursday night), Game Show Network is airing an interesting episode of To Tell the Truth from 1967. One of the contestants is Hunter S. Thompson. […]
Highly Recommended Reading
Paul Krugman — who really is becoming the columnist most conservatives fear, judging by some of the silly attacks on him — gives a long but readable overview of what he sees as America's current and looming financial crisis. Here's a key paragraph… A result of the tax-cut crusade is that there is now a […]
Comic-Con Report
Peter Sanderson concludes his long but on-target review of this year's Comic-Con International here. […]
Mad Art in the Times
My book, Mad Art, gets a nice review in the New York Times Sunday Book Review. You can read that review here and then you can order a copy from Amazon by clicking here. (Sorry that I have to resort to such shameless huckstering but I haven't been able to get Fox News to sue […]
Killing Characters
Over in his weblog, my pal Daniel Frank notes… Mark Evanier discusses the factors that will determine whether John Ritter's show will continue. Evanier left out how the Burns and Allen TV show went through four Harry Mortons, the next-door neighbor. The most famous transition was between Fred Clark and Larry Keating, Mortons number three […]
Another Raccoon Pic
As you may know, I have raccoons in my backyard. And possums. And stray cats. And hummingbirds. And the amazing thing is that I'm in the middle of an urban area with no nearby parks or hillsides. Still, creatures great and small show up back there to feast on the cat food I put out. […]
About Conan
My pal Aaron Barnhart has some sound thoughts on Conan O'Brien's tenth anniversary. […]