maraalexandruApr 19, 20214 minHollywood Then and Now - Tony CurtisA decade of decadence and debauchery were coming to a close. Dad wasn't doing well either in the late 1970s. He looked worn out,...
maraalexandruApr 3, 20215 minLiza with a Z and MeIn late 1992 I found out that Liza Minnelli would be performing at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. Liza had played many big venues, and...
maraalexandruMar 15, 20214 minA Time of Incredible Talent and CreativityIt's surprising that Brian Wilson would be the last surviving sibling of a band that defined rock music throughout much of the 1960s and...
maraalexandruMar 3, 20213 minTurning Down A Rolling StoneI was 18 and babysitting 8-year-old twins in the San Fernando Valley. Normally on a Friday night I would be out with friends hitting...
maraalexandruFeb 22, 20214 minLA: A Place Where Dreams are Made and LostLA is its own universe. It attracts monsters and angels, the forgotten and the famous. Sure it exists in the physical world. Just as...
maraalexandruFeb 15, 20215 minDennis Wilson And MeI had seen Dennis Wilson numerous time at parties and backstage at Beach Boys concerts in the 1970s. But it was some time before I really...
maraalexandruFeb 8, 20213 minOnce Upon A BeachI spent many days in 1976 tanning and swimming on the sun-drenched beaches of Malibu, California. I was 20. It seemed that I lived along...
maraalexandruFeb 1, 20218 minWouldn't It Be Nice My Summer Tour with The Beach Boys It was the summer of 1983. Dad was gone and I was was in-between marriages. Living in Marina del Rey,...
maraalexandruJan 25, 20216 minNew York, Adrian & The DonaldIt was 1990. I was living in Manhattan and had only been married to my second husband for a year. A veterinarian by trade, Adrian...
maraalexandruJan 18, 20214 minJohn Wayne and The Mystery of the 'Red River' Belt BuckleDad worked on numerous westerns, with his favorite being Red River. The 1948 Howard Hawks film starred John Wayne and was filmed in...
maraalexandruJan 10, 20215 min"Luck Be A Lady" in Sin CityLiving in Los Angeles had its perks. Not only was Hollywood a big part of my life but so was Las Vegas. My family loved to spend long...
maraalexandruJan 4, 20213 minSalem's LotBarry and I were packing for our trip up to Ferndale, CA. , a long but gorgeous drive up the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway). There is...
maraalexandruDec 28, 20203 minBond, James BondI begged Mama to take me to see the new 007 movie, Thunderball. I was only nine, but already had a crush on Sean Connery. Thunderball...
maraalexandruDec 20, 20203 minM*A*S*H & More1978 was a busy time. When I wasn't engaged on a feature film, I was working on various TV shows. M.A.S.H was the best! Barry (my ex)...
maraalexandruDec 14, 20204 minLove & Hollywood in the Late 70sLet's go back to 1977 for a minute. I was 21 and living with my friends in Santa Monica, CA. Parties were a plenty. Fun was the central...
maraalexandruDec 6, 20203 minA Bee MovieIt was 1978. Dad had started production of Irwin Allen’s “The Swarm”, another disaster film with an all star cast: Michael Caine,...
maraalexandruNov 29, 20204 minDebra Who?When I left home, I had a feeling of freedom I'd never known. And yet I still felt pangs of guilt over leaving Mama and my beloved...
maraalexandruNov 23, 20205 minGoodbye at Last!One more school year to go and I would be free! By the time September of ’73 rolled around I was ready for it to be over. I was weary of...
maraalexandruNov 16, 20204 minDancing With Fred AstaireIt was June of 1973. Dad was on a desperately needed hiatus after working many long months on The Poseidon Adventure. "That picture was...
maraalexandruNov 9, 20204 minBe Cool and No One Gets HurtMarlborough High School was interesting, challenging but not really “me”. My sophomore year in 1971-72 was more or less uneventful,...