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The Patricia Neal Centennial
Today would have been the 100th birthday of Patricia Neal (1926-2010). Both of my parents were fans of this actress, for reasons that are easy for me to glean. Like my dad, she was from Tennessee (Knoxville, in fact); she resembled a couple of my aunts. (Neal’s given name was “Patsy” — like Patsy Cline. She changed it to the more formal “Patricia” so that she would be more seriously regarded as…
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Richard Thomas -- he played John-Boy Walton in most of The Waltons tv series
Curly Hamill
Closer, December 21
You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks
Cover: The Waltons -- we’re still a family
Page 1: Contents
Page 2: The Big Picture -- Natalie Wood
Page 4: Ken Jennings -- will he win as Jeopardy!’s new host
Page 6: Picture Perfect -- Mariah Carey on her Magical Christmas Special
Page 7: Derek Hough and Julianne Hough hosting The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration, Drew Scott with a guitar and a Santa hat, Joan Collins toasts the holidays
Page 8: Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on Today show
Page 10: Olivia Colman playing a game of Ibble Dibble on the set of The Crown
Page 12: Eva Longoria and her son Santiago
Page 13: Sofia Vergara
Page 22: Cover Story -- The Waltons -- we’re still a family -- the warm relationships that began on the show have lasted on a lifetime -- Michael Learned, Richard Thomas, Kami Cotler, Mary Elizabeth McDonough, Eric Scott, Judy Norton
Page 26: Secrets from the 9 to 5 set -- our favorite woman-powered workplace comedy starring Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton
Page 31: Spot the Difference -- Gabrielle Union
Page 33: Horoscopes -- Sagittarius Brad Pitt turned 57 on December 18
Page 34: Entertainment -- Viola Davis on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, James Marsden on The Stand, In the Spotlight -- Maura Tierney
Page 36: On the Move -- Cameron Diaz
Page 38: Best Friends -- Elizabeth Hurley and her new puppy Shivraj, Dr. Mehmet Oz and his cat Babycat, Kate Bosworth and her dog Happy
Page 40: Great Escape -- Jacki Weaver on Savannah, Georgia
Page 44: How to avoid holiday weight gain
Page 46: Heart to Heart -- Angela Bassett -- keep falling in love -- the acclaimed actress shares her thoughts about work, family and staying healthy
Page 50: Christopher Plummer -- why I’ll never retire -- happy to be done with leading man days the star insists that his life and work have gotten more interesting as he’s aged
Page 52: Felicity Huffman is happy to be back -- the actress is ready to get to work and put the college admissions scandal behind her
Page 54: John Travolta healing over the holidays -- the actor has vowed to make Christmas special for his children following the death of their mom Kelly Clarkson
Page 58: My Life in 10 Pictures -- Dick Van Dyke
Page 60: Flashback -- berets, Mission: Impossible, Lawrence of Arabia, tree trimming
Meanwhile: at Lon Lon ranch
If you seen old black and white tv shows, you may remember the show called Waltons and their “goodnight” endings. If not here is a YouTube clip for context X
Malon: good night boys
Time: good night everyone
Twilight: good night ma. Good night pa and cub.
Wild: good night malma, night oldie, good night traveler.
Hyrule: night all.
Four: good night everyone
Quiet moment
Wind: good night cap’n, smithy, traveler and champion on and old man.
Legend: good night losers.
Warriors: good night ma’am and old man, and sailor- oh and guy who smells like wet dog.
Twi: hey!
Wild: night sky!
Sky: asleep
Silence again
Hyrule: think he’s asleep?
Legend: what gave that away?! The kid sleeps a lot.
Warriors: that’s the truth.
Quiet for a few moments.
Wind: OMG WHO FARTED!?
Time: SHUT THE FUCK UP EVERYONE AND GO TO BED!
*everyone goes quite*
Time to Malon: works every time.
Jon Walmsley and Judy Norton during filming of an episode of The Waltons, 1977.
