Tomorrow would have been Norman Felton’s 104th birthday. Every year on this date, I post a remembrance of Norman because, I must confess, of all those connected with The Man from U.N.C.L.E. that I met and interacted with, he’s the one that I miss most ( Read more... )

Since Robert Vaughn died the other day, I've been receiving so many nice consoling messages because everyone know how I felt about Mr. Vaughn and identified with his alter ego. I've also been seeing various tributes on the mass media and within fandom and a couple of folks have asked me to talk about my own experiences. We're talking decades here, ( Read more... )

Now that he’s gone ( Read more... )

Today is Norman Felton’s 103th birthday ( Read more... )

find it here:

http://www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/archives/8480-REVIEW-THE-MAN-FROM-U.N.C.L.E.-THE-MAD-MAD-TEA-PARTY-AFFAIR,-AIR-DATE-FEBRUARY-1,-1965.html

Today is Robert Vaughn's birthday. He is 82 ( Read more... )

Almost exactly one year ago [you can look back through my LJ archive] I was slogging through a book chapter on spies on TV. Today, I received a copy of the book in the mail.

Here's the cover:


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RV is 81 this year: hard to believe!

This year, he's in London doing "Twelve Angry Men," but in 2009, I was able to attend his birthday celebration. For those who missed it or wish to revisit, the entries are tagged "rv dinner." You can find them all here.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Vaughn! Here's to many more!

Forty-nine years ago tonight, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. premiered.

The rest, as they say, is history.

He's 80. Wow! Does time fly!

But still looking good! Happy birthday to the man who gave us Ducky and Illya!


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