Divamensch

I was saddened to get a text from my brother Howard alerting me to the death of Mary Beth Hurt. She was a wonderful young character actress at her peak in the 70s and 80s. I immediately thought of her in Woody Allen's first drama, Interiors (1978), and a creepy little dark comedy called Parents (1989). I just looked it up, that movie was directed by Bob Freaking Balaban! No wonder it's so weird. Interiors was her first movie, Allen had seen her in a play in New York. Here's

My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Chip Taylor, age 86. Say it with me: who the hell is Chip Taylor? He was a songwriter and the brother of Jon Voight (and therefore the uncle of Angelina Jolie). He wrote two major hits - - "Wild Thing" was a number one hit for The Troggs in 1966: He wrote "Angel of the Morning" in 1967. It was recorded by a few people and reached the top ten in a 1968 recording by Merrilee Rush and The Turnabouts (never heard of them either). I kno