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1)So Elliot, congratulations on the book.Judging by just the introduction alone it seems like it was an incredible journey to make this book a reality.Can you expand some more on how the book came about? The summer of 2012 had me really struggling as a filmmaker,actor,writer and director after ending 3 years at the Cheesecake Factory as a server.Though I was able to work as actor,P.A. And even filmmaker during those years,2012 had me really waking up to the reality of being 35 and not being the success I wanted to be.In the darkest days of that summer,I started to...

Q&A with Lona Bailey, PHD, author of Echoes of the Woods: The Biography of Paula Winslowe, the Voice Behind Bambi's Mother 1. What inspired you to write a biography about Paula Winslowe?I’ve always been fascinated by the overlooked women of Hollywood’s Golden Age, and Paula Winslowe is a prime example. She had an incredible career in radio and voice acting, yet she remains largely unrecognized. Her most iconic role as Bambi’s mother left an almost eternal emotional imprint on audiences, and I wanted to help give her the recognition she deserves. 2. Paula Winslowe is best known as the voice...

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Q&A with Laura Enright, author of The Meet the Parents Story  What made you want to write this book? I knew Greg Glienna, the director and co-writer (with Mary Ruth Clarke) of the original Meet the Parents, from high school. When it was released, my friends and I went to see it a few times and loved it. And I was happy for him when I found out Hollywood was remaking it since I figured he’d benefit from that. A few years after the remake was released, our paths crossed again. I think it was around 2019 that he approached me...

My video of "Emil Pallenberg & Snookums" was awarded a laurel by The IndiFEST Film Awards for having been selected to be screened by their jurors for consideration in the competition and then having scored high enough to garner one of their award levels. In an e-mail I received from the film awards' director, he specifically referenced my "desire to bring Emil’s work to life" . The underlying basis for this submission of the video is my book, "Pallenberg Wonder Bears – From the Beginning", published by BearManor Media. The book is an historical biography, which follows members of a...