A blurred nighttime photo of the Chicago Theater sign.

Theatre Love

I earned my keep as an actor for most of my life. I love the theatre. I also love reading and books and there came a time in my 60s when it seemed like a good idea to give writing a full time go. The more I write, the more I love doing that too….

A cropped view of Ingrid Bergman and Rick Lenz in Cactus Flower.

Lauren Bacall Discovered Me, But Ingrid Bergman Had a Crush On Me

When I was a young actor, before I became an older actor—and long before I decided to quit taking my rejections in person; choosing to be a writer instead and receive them through the mail or electronically, I worked on the stage, mostly in New York City. The high point of that time was when…