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Tevai
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Date: May 02, 2020 08:27PM
summer Wrote:
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> "Working actor" is an honorable designation -- and
> not one that is easy to get. I know that there is
> a retirement home for elderly, retired actors, and
> I like when their more famous colleagues are open
> in their support of it.
The Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_%26_Television_Country_House_and_Hospital is among the best perks in the industry.
[I read an explanation on the Internet a few years ago which explained, to those not "in" the industry in some way, why SO MANY beloved film and TV performers have "Woodland Hills, California" listed as their place of death, and it is--of course--because this is where the "Motion Picture Country Home" (the informal name; what most everyone in the industry usually calls it in conversation) is located. (For those who know the area: the Motion Picture Country Home is basically on the line which divides Woodland Hills from Calabasas--just about a baseball's throw away from the old Hanging Tree.) ]
Several people, some of them very important in my life, have died there (one of whom I posted about here just a few days ago).
> Tevai, I like to watch vintage TV shows. I have to
> admit that I am often thinking, whatever happened
> to that actor? I'm sure if I perused IMDB, I'd
> find a slew of credits, but for my purposes,
> they've been off my radar. I like when actors are
> able to keep their careers going, even if the
> roles they accept may not be what they might have
> wished for.
In the industry, every legit, paying job is an accomplishment to be proud of--most especially as former magazine cover subjects enter their senior years.
> One of my favorite vintage TV shows for "actor
> spotting" is Murder She Wrote. I very much enjoy
> watching Angela Lansbury, and I love looking at
> her 80s and early 90s fashions. A *lot* of actors
> took guest roles on the TV series over the years.
> The opening credits of the show are like a "Who's
> Who" list of actors. Just this past week, I saw a
> young Neil Patrick Harris playing a high school
> student.
Yes....and it isn't just "Murder, She Wrote." One of the fun things about having enough clout to back up your suggestions when casting is underway is getting your industry friends bit parts and walk-ons. Which means: the guy in the background who is pushing a broom through the park just might be a huge star (film/television/recording) from sometime past.
Glad you're part of the group, summer! :D
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/02/2020 08:28PM by Tevai.