I watched a talk by Paula Prentiss at a screening of The World of Henry Orient.
Some takeaways
- she seemed lovely and a bit mad - I don't say that in a derogatory way but she was off with the fairies
- talked about her luck and joy and the importance of finding joy
- Texan accent can still be heard
- said she auditioned with Dick Benjmin at Northwestern performing from A Hatful of Rain, going all method and joking how actor-y it must have seemed
- Joe Pasternak gave her a new surname - he discovered Deanna Durbin and Doris Day and was a big believer in alliteration
- she had warm memories of everyone especially Where the Boys Are
- this random actor stood up and said he was in The Black Marble with her and dropped off an envelope gave his name said he was Christian Slater's father then left
I went up to get a photo but there were all these fans who had piles and piles of things for her to sign - one must have had twenty. I got a photo - talked about Australia and No Room to Run which she remembered fondly. She was concerned about Australia - all the country being on fire.
I talked briefly with Richard Benjamin, told him Quark had been on Oz TV a lot growing up, and commiserated over the recent passing of Buck Henry.
What a long time ago now it seems.
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