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4 days ago
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Bill Mumy, Renowned Actor, Musician, Writer and Author, “Danger, Will Robinson: The Full Mumy, A Memoir”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Bill Mumy, Renowned Actor, Musician, Writer and Author, “Danger, Will Robinson: The Full Mumy, A Memoir”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Bill Mumy, is an actor, musician and writer, who’s been entertaining the world since he was 5 years old.
In fact, he was by far the most successful, recognizable and popular child star in the 60’s and 70’s. He appeared in dozens of TV shows including “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”, “Bewitched”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, “The Fugitive”, and many more.
But he’s best remembered for playing “Will Robinson” on the iconic, classic TV series, “Lost in Space”, which holds a permanent place in pop culture history.
He starred in 4 Disney movies and appeared in many other films including “A Child is Waiting”, “Dear Brigitte”, “Palm Springs Weekend”, and “Bless the Beasts & Children”. In fact – and this is really jaw-dropping – this man worked with more legendary superstars by the time he hit puberty, than most A-list actors ever do in their entire lives. He worked with everyone from Red Skelton, Loretta Young, Franchot Tone, June Allyson, to Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Jackie Gleason – and yes, even Brigitte Bardot.
And get this: in a highly publicized interview, Jimmy Stewart said that our guest was the ONLY child actor he’d EVER worked with who was worth a damn. What a compliment!
As an adult, he’s appeared in many movies like “Papillon”, “Sunshine”, “The Twilight Zone movie”, “Double Trouble”, “Hard to Hold”, and the 1st “Captain America” feature film. And on TV, he’s appeared in “The Rockford Files”, “Star Trek: Deep Space 9”, “The Adventures of Superboy”, ”Matlock”, “Diagnosis Murder”, and he played “Lennier” for 5 seasons on “Babylon 5”.
And of course, EVERY “Lost in Space” fan was OVERJOYED to see him appear as “the real Dr. Smith” in the 2018 Netflix reboot of “Lost in Space”.
Throughout his life, he’s been a highly accomplished and popular musician, both as a solo artist AND as a member of several bands, including “Redwood”, “The Generators”, “Action Skulls” and “Barnes & Barnes”, whose song, “Fish Heads” became a worldwide hit. He’s released over a dozen albums. And he got an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition.
Besides being an actor and musician, he’s had a prolific voiceover career, and he narrated over 50 episodes of A & E Biography. He was even the voice of Farmers Insurance for 11 years. He’s created and written numerous comic books, screenplays and novels. And for 4 years, he produced, wrote and hosted his own weekly radio show.
And now, FINALLY, he’s released his highly anticipated memoir entitled, “Danger, Will Robinson: The Full Mumy: A Memoir”, which gives us a very insightful, honest and entertaining look not only at his multi-faceted career, but more importantly, we get to know him as a son, grandson, husband, father, grandfather and human being.
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To see more about Bill Mumy, go to:
http://www.billmumy.com/
https://www.facebook.com/bill.mumy/
https://www.instagram.com/officialbillmumy/
https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/bill-mumy/122971703
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6 days ago
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Ann Hampton Callaway, Renowned Singer, Songwriter & Recording Artist
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Ann Hampton Callaway, Renowned Singer, Songwriter & Recording Artist
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Ann Hampton Callaway, is one of America’s most gifted, prolific and iconic artists – a mega talented singer, multi-platinum songwriter, recording artist, musician, and a beloved champion of the Great American songbook.
Her rich, perfect pitch voice and unique singing style, creating a brilliant blend of jazz and traditional pop, together with her trademark warmth and wit, have made her a renowned, sell-out concert artist across the country and internationally. She’s performed with more than 40 of the world’s top orchestras and big bands, at the most prestigious concert halls including Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Centre, the Kennedy Center, Boston Symphony Hall, and many more.
She has shared the stage with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie, Stevie Wonder, Liza Minnelli and Betty Buckley, to Audra McDonald, Christine Ebersole, Melissa Manchester and Michael Feinstine.
As a songwriter, she’s simply phenomenal. She’s the only composer to have collaborated with Cole Porter. She’s written songs with many of the greats, including Carole King, Amanda McBroom, Shelby Lynn – and most recently, with my dear friend Melissa Manchester.
And her songs are featured on EIGHT of Barbra Streisand’s albums. She’s recorded 16 critically acclaimed albums including, “Bring Back Romance”, “After Ours”, “Slow”, “Blues in the Night”, “Jazz Goes to the Movies”, 2 Christmas albums, 2 albums with her incredibly talented sister Liz Callaway.
And now, following the enormous success of her tribute albums to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn, she’s released her highly anticipated brand new album entitled, “Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration”, containing 14 beautiful songs made famous by the legendary Peggy Lee.
The list of accolades and awards our guest has amassed, is jaw-dropping. She got a Tony award nomination for Best Actress for her performance in the hit Broadway musical “Swing”. She’s won the Theater World Award, 15 MAC Awards, the Mabel Mercer Award, and the Johnny Mercer Award for Songwriting. She was voted by Broadway World as “Performer of the Year”, and 2 years in a row as “Best Jazz Vocalist”. And last year, Broadway World named her “Entertainer of the Year”.
And if ALL THAT weren’t enough – yes, it’s true – she’s the one who wrote and performed that wonderful theme song for the hit TV show “The Nanny”.
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Mar 22, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Tony Orlando, Superstar Recording Artist and Entertainer, Pt. 2
Harvey Brownstone conducts a second in-depth interview with Tony Orlando, Superstar Recording Artist and Entertainer
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Louise Sorel, is a multi-award winning and beloved actress who’s been dazzling audiences for over 6 decades.
Over the past 2 ½ years, we’ve had close to 300 guests on our show, and ALL of them have been an absolute pleasure to meet, and to interview. But NO ONE has generated the intense emotional response, and overwhelming outpouring of love, that Tony Orlando created when he first appeared on our show a little while ago.
Tony and I both believe that something magical happened during that interview, because what you were witnessing, was the realization, by a legendary artist, possibly for the first time, of the very significant impact his career has had within the entertainment industry, and for his fans. You were also witnessing the creation - in real time - of a deep and powerful friendship – a bonding of two hearts.
Both he and I were INUNDATED, not only with thousands of comments from fans expressing just how much that interview meant to them – but with an equal number of requests that we invite him back on our show to continue that very special conversation.
In fact, a number of devoted Tony Orlando fans have sent me several pages of questions they would like me to ask him. And I’m INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL that this BEAUTIFUL human being has agreed to, once again, take the time out of his very busy concert schedule, to appear on our show.
And so, by popular demand, I am THRILLED and VERY HONOURED to welcome back to our show, my very dear friend, the SUPER FABULOUS Tony Orlando.
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To see more about Tony Orlando, go to:
https://tonyorlando.com/
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialTonyOrlando/
https://twitter.com/TonyOrlando
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PNZ6ZfwWLiUA2BrranFl3
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Mar 18, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Louise Sorel, Multi-Award Winning Veteran Stage, Screen and TV Star
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Louise Sorel, Multi-Award Winning Veteran Stage, Screen and TV Star
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Louise Sorel, is a multi-award winning and beloved actress who’s been dazzling audiences for over 6 decades.
She first conquered Broadway in “Take Her, She’s Mine” opposite Art Carney. Her other stage roles include “Lorenzo”, “Man and Boy”, which she did in London, and “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” on Broadway opposite Rita Moreno. She also co-starred with George C. Scott and Colleen Dewhurst on the stage in “The Lion in Winter”.
She then began a long and successful career in Hollywood. On the big screen, you’ve seen her in “The Party’s Over”, “B.S. I Love You”, “Plaza Suite”, “Airplane 2: The Sequel”, “Crimes of Passion”, and the 1984 remake of “Where the Boys Are”.
On television, she’s guest starred in everything from “Dr. Kildare”, “The Fugitive” and “Bonanza”, to “Star Trek”, “Knots Landing”, “Law and Order” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”. She even played Don Rickles’ wife on his 1972 sitcom. And she’s starred in many TV movies including “The Return of Charlie Chan”, “The Mark of Zorro”, “A Masterpiece of Murder”, “Sunset Limousine” and “Mazes and Monsters”.
But there’s NO QUESTION that our guest has become a LEGEND in the world of daytime drama – first as the eternally hopeless nosy meddling neighbour, “Augusta Wainright” on “Santa Barbara” - and then, as the strong willed District Attorney Judith Russell Sanders on “One Life to Live”, and then - in her most unforgettable role EVER - as the flashy, aggressive, cold and calculating evil family matriarch, “Vivian Alamain” in “Days of Our Lives”. Her opulent, villainous, show-stopping performances on that show have won her 5 CONSECUTIVE Soap Opera Digest Awards, including "Outstanding Villainess", "Outstanding Showstopper" and TWICE for "Outstanding Scene Stealer".
For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/
To see more about Louise Sorel, go to:
https://fr-ca.facebook.com/Louise-Sorel-377801885588638/
https://twitter.com/louisesorel
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0814798/
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Mar 15, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Joe Lando, Award-Winning Actor, “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”, “A Christmas Spark” & “Night Train”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Joe Lando, Award-Winning Actor, “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”, “A Christmas Spark” & “Night Train”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Joe Lando, is an award-winning actor who’s brought us many memorable performances in numerous movies including “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”, “Shadows of Desire”, “Alien Nation: The Enemy Within”, “Seeds of Doubt”, “Blindness”, “Born Wild”, “The Untold Story”, and his latest film, “Night Train”, directed by the amazing Shane Stanley who recently appeared on our show.
You’ve also seen him in dozens of TV shows including “One Life to Live”, “Higher Ground”, “Wildfire”, “The Secret Circle”, “The Bay” and “The Bold and the Beautiful”.
But he’s perhaps best remembered for playing Byron Sully, the love interest and husband of Jane Seymour’s character on the hugely popular hit TV show, “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”. He reprised his role as Sully in “Dr Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie”, and “Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Heart Within”, as well as in the hilarious comedy short, “Dr. Quinn Morphine Woman”.
And those of us who couldn’t get enough of the onscreen chemistry between our guest and the wonderful Jane Seymour, got to see them together again in “Perfectly “Prudence”, “Friendsgiving” and “A Christmas Spark”. In 1993, he was included in People Magazine’s list of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.
But he’s so much more than that. Besides being a great actor, he’s a highly skilled chef, an avid cyclist, and a very devoted family man.
For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/
https://twitter.com/joe_lando
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Mar 14, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Anna Olson, Superstar Chef, TV Star & Award-Winning Author
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Anna Olson, Superstar Chef, TV Star & Award-Winning Author
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s show is all about my favourite subject – food – and more specifically, desserts.
Our very special guest, Anna Olson, is an internationally renowned, multi-award winning pastry chef, television star, educator and author whose name has become synonymous with culinary perfection, both in the sweet AND savory departments.
She became a household name on the Food Network, where she hosted her hugely successful TV shows, “Sugar”, “Kitchen Equipped”, “Fresh with Anna Olson”, which won a Grand Remi Award for Best Lifestyle Programming, “Bake with Anna Olson”, “Inspired with Anna Olson”, and the online series, “Sweet Something”. Her TV shows have aired in over 190 countries. And of course, we all know her as one of the judges on “The Great Chocolate Showdown” and “The Junior Chef Showdown”.
Her incredibly popular YouTube channel, has over 1.4 MILLION subscribers. She’s written 11 bestselling cookbooks, including “Sugar”, “Bake with Anna Olson”, “Back to Baking”, “Set For the Holidays”, “Baking Day”, which won a Gold Medal at the Taste Canada Cookbook Awards, and my personal favourite, “In the Kitchen with Anna: New Ways With The Classics”. She’s also co-authored 2 wonderful books with her husband, Chef Michael Olson, entitled “Inn on the Twenty Cookbook” and another one of my all-time favourites, “Anna and Michael Olson Cook at Home”.
And she’s just released her highly anticipated brand new book, entitled, “Anna Olson's Baking Wisdom: The Complete Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Make You a Better Baker”, which is an all-encompassing compendium – and truly a master class for every baking enthusiast.
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https://annaolson.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/chefannaolson/
https://www.instagram.com/chefannaolson/
https://www.youtube.com/ohyum/
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Mar 10, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Rock and Roll Legend, Felix Cavaliere, Founding Member, “The Rascals”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Rock and Roll Legend, Felix Cavaliere, Founding Member, “The Rascals”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Felix Cavaliere, is a legendary musician and singer-songwriter whose illustrious 5-decade career began as a backup musician for Joey Dee and the Starliters, but very quickly evolved into the creation of one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time: The Rascals.
His pioneering musicianship on the keys of the Hammond B-3 electric organ, together with his rich, powerful R & B vocals gave the Rascals their signature sound, which was pure magic, in a long string of hits including “Good Lovin”, “I’ve Been Lonely Too Long”, “Groovin”, “How Can I Be Sure”, “A Girl Like You”, “A Beautiful Morning”, and “People Got to be Free”. Our guest, together with his bandmates Dino Danelli, Eddie Brigati and Gene Cornish – better known as The Rascals - are widely considered to be the very first REAL Rock & Roll band, and they were without question the best “blue eyed soul” group to emerge in the 60’s.
Their song “Good Lovin”, originally recorded by “The Olympics”, is listed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as one of the top 500 songs that shaped Rock & Roll. And Rolling Stone included it on their list of the Greatest Songs of All Time. And the song “Groovin” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. Since the Rascals broke up in 1972, our guest has had a hugely successful solo career, with 7 albums including his self-titled album “Felix Cavaliere”, “Destiny”, “Treasure”, “Castles in the Air”, “Dreams in Motion”, “Nudge it up a Notch”, which got a Grammy nomination, and “Midnight Flyer”.
He continues to perform across the country and around the world for sell-out crowds with his band “Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals”. And last year, he released a highly compelling, deeply personal and very moving book entitled, “Memoir of a Rascal”, which is truly one of the most poignant and spiritually uplifting memoirs I’ve ever read. The list of accolades this man has received is staggering.
As a member of the Rascals, he’s been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Hit Parade Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. And as an individual, he’s also been inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Hammond Organ Hall of Fame. And of equal importance, in 2015 he received the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award from the World Hunger Association, in recognition of his well-known efforts to make the world better, kinder and more generous.
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https://www.felixcavalieremusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/felixcavalieresrascals/
https://twitter.com/FelixCavaliere
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/felix-cavaliere/id1156746
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvLNn2Gwu8mJaWWvjScjR6w
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Mar 10, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Screen Legend Ava Gardner’s family, Ava Thompson and Ava Malissa Silver
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Screen Legend Ava Gardner’s family, Ava Thompson and Ava Malissa Silver
About Harvey's guest:
If you’re a fan of our show, you’ll know that one of our most popular features is our “Gone But Not Forgotten” series, featuring interviews with family members of some of the greatest and most beloved legendary stars of all time.
Today, we’re focusing on the fabulous Ava Gardner, an iconic actress who captivated the world not only with her breathtaking beauty, but by her earthy, magnetic screen presence in dozens of unforgettable classic movies, including “Showboat”, “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”, “Mogambo”, which earned her an Academy Award Best Actress nomination and a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, “The Barefoot Contessa”, “On the Beach”, and “Night of the Iguana”, which earned her a Golden Globe Award Best Actress nomination, and a Best Actress Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. She also received 3 BAFTA Award nominations throughout her career.
And television fans certainly remember her recurring role as “Ruth Galveston” on “Knots Landing”. Ava Gardner’s hand and footprints are in the forecourt at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. There’s a bronze statue of her overlooking the coast of Spain.
And the American Film Institute placed her at #25 on their list of the 100 Greatest Female Screen Legends of all Time.
Our guests are Ava Thompson, Ms. Gardner’s great niece and namesake, and her daughter Ava Malissa. They manage Ms. Gardner’s intellectual property, and they are co-trustees of the Ava Gardner Trust, continuing Ms. Gardner’s renowned legacy of generosity and compassion. On a personal level, their mission is to help the world see beyond Ava Gardner’s legendary beauty, talent, iconic fashion style, and all the myths surrounding her famous marriages and personal life. Ms. Gardner was much more than that – she was bold, courageous, independent, generous and kind – and very much a trailblazer and a role model who was way ahead of her time. Our guests are coming to us today from the Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, North Carolina.
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https://www.johnstoncountync.org/ava-gardner/
https://www.facebook.com/AvaGardnerMuseum/
https://twitter.com/AvaMuseum
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl_TlFZGosfvpeoiHElQeSw
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Mar 1, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Debby Boone, Renowned Singer, Actress and Author
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Debby Boone, Renowned Singer, Actress and Author
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Debby Boone, is an immensely popular singer, actress and author who became an immediate global superstar in 1977 with her mega-hit song, “You Light Up My Life”.
The song became one of the greatest multi-platinum singles in pop music history, spending an unprecedented 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard charts, and selling over 4 million albums. She received a Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and since then, she’s received another 7 Grammy nominations, and winning 2 more – in 1980, for Best Inspirational Performance, and 1983, for Best Gospel Performance.
She’s also won a slew of other awards, including Top New Female Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards, 2 Dove Awards for Best Album, a Music City News Award for Best New Female Artist, and 7 Record World Awards. She’s recorded 13 albums, including “You Light Up My Life”, “Love Has No Reason”, “With My Song”, “Savin’ it Up”, “Surrender”, “Friends for Life”, “Home for Christmas” and my 2 personal favourites, “Reflections of Rosemary”, which is a beautiful tribute to her late mother-in-law, the legendary Rosemary Clooney – and her latest album, “Swing This”, which has solidified her reputation as one of the best vocal interpreters of the Great American Songbook.
Our guest has appeared in dozens of TV shows and starred in 2 of her own TV specials - AND she co-starred in one of the most popular TV movies of the 80s, “Sins of the Past”, co-starring Kirstie Alley, Kim Cattrall and Anthony Geary.
On the stage, she starred on Broadway in “Grease”, as everybody’s favourite “bad girl”, Rizzo. And in 1990, she starred in the highly acclaimed revival of “The Sound of Music” at Lincoln Center, which earned a Drama Desk Award nomination. She’s starred in hugely successful national touring productions of “7 Brides for 7 Brothers” and “The Sound of Music” - which I had the great pleasure of seeing here in Toronto in 1987.
She’s had starring roles in many regional theatre productions including “Meet Me in St. Louis”, “South Pacific”, “The King and I”, “42nd Street”, “Into the Woods”, and many more great shows.
And if that weren’t enough, she’s also written six bestselling children’s books, illustrated by her dear husband Gabriel Ferrer.
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http://debbyboone.com/
https://www.facebook.com/debbyboone/
https://twitter.com/debbyboonemedia
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UkHCANZmdkKyVNvTLMrcJ
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Feb 26, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Tom Santopietro, Author, “The Way We Were: The Making of a Romantic Classic”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Tom Santopietro, Author, “The Way We Were: The Making of a Romantic Classic”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Tom Santopietro, is a popular and highly respected author whose books about the entertainment world are as insightful, entertaining and compelling as the iconic superstars and movies he writes about.
He’s written 7 bestselling books, “The Sound of Music Story”, “The Godfather Effect: Changing Hollywood, America and Me”, “The Importance of Being Barbra”, and “Barbara Cook: Then and Now”. The 1st time he came on our show, we discussed his book, “Considering Doris Day”, which is a must-read for every fan of this beloved and in some ways, hugely underrated, actress and singer.
In his 2nd appearance, we discussed his monumentally important book, “Why To Kill a Mockingbird Still Matters”. If you haven’t yet read that book, I highly recommend it, for its brilliant analysis of racism in America, in the context of one of the greatest novels – and movies – of all time.
When our guest last appeared on our show, we discussed his wonderful book “Sinatra In Hollywood”, shining a well-deserved light on Frank Sinatra’s screen legacy, which has often been overshadowed by his extraordinary achievements as a singer and recording artist.
And now, our guest is back to discuss his latest book, “The Way We Were: The Making of a Romantic Classic”. The book commemorates the 50th anniversary of the iconic 1973 movie starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, as the quintessential mismatched lovers who were political and emotional opposites, but whom we were all desperately rooting for. The movie broke box office records worldwide and earned a slew of nominations and awards including 6 Academy Award nominations and 2 Golden Globe nominations. Barbra Streisand got Oscar and Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for Best Actress, and she won 2 prestigious international Best Actress Awards.
The movie ranks at number 6 on the American Film Institute’s list of the top 100 love stories in the history of American cinema. And the music from the movie has been as highly acclaimed as the film itself, winning 2 Oscars for Marvin Hamlisch - one for Best Original Dramatic Score, and one, along with Marilyn and Alan Bergman, for Best Original Song – for which they also won a Golden Globe Award.
The original soundtrack recording won a Grammy Award, and that amazing, timeless, classic song, “The Way We Were”, sung so beautifully by Barbra Streisand, not only won the 1974 Grammy Award for song of the year – the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, and it ranks as number 8 on the American Film Institute’s list of the top 100 songs in American movies. And if that weren’t enough, the song is included on the list of “Songs of the Century” compiled by the Recording Industry Association of America, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Our guest’s wonderful, exquisitely written book provides the definitive inside story behind the making of a movie which is widely considered to be the most beloved romantic drama of the last 50 years.
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Feb 25, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Woody Wise, “Brotherhood of the Popcorn”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Woody Wise, “Brotherhood of the Popcorn”
About Harvey's guest:
If you’re a fan of our show, you’ll know that I’m obsessed with the golden age of Hollywood. And I love getting together with fellow movie buffs and watching the great classic films.
Today’s guest, Woody Wise, has taken that favourite pastime to a whole new level. He and his friends are the subject of a wonderful, inspiring, nostalgic and heartwarming documentary entitled, “BROTHERHOOD OF THE POPCORN”, now available on Amazon Prime and Flixhouse. The movie is about a group of very dear friends who call themselves, 'The Cliffhangers.' For over 35 years, they’ve been meeting at the home of our guest several times a month, to have a meal, talk about everything under the sun – especially old movies - and then watch a classic Hollywood movie and an old-time serial, better known as a “cliffhanger” – hence the name of the group.
Told through the le…
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Feb 24, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Tony Orlando, Superstar Recording Artist and Entertainer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Tony Orlando, Superstar Recording Artist and Entertainer
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Tony Orlando, is one of America’s most beloved singers, who’s been entertaining us for the past 6 decades – starting as a 15 year old member of the doo-wop group “The Five Gents”, then as a teenage heartthrob solo artist with his hits “Halfway to Paradise” and “Bless You”.
And then, after spending several years as a successful producer, record company and music publishing executive, he quite accidentally returned to singing, and unexpectedly went to #1 on the charts, which led him to create the phenomenally successful group, “Tony Orlando and Dawn”.
They released 20 Top 40 singles including “Candida”, “Knock 3 Times”, “Vaya Con Dios”, “Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose”, “He Don’t Love You Like I Love You”, “Cupid”, “Midnight Love Affair”, and everybody’s favourite,…
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Feb 18, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Angela Hagenbach, Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Angela Hagenbach, Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Angela Hagenbach, is one of America’s most popular jazz singers, whose extraordinary 3-octave vocal range, unique phrasing and ebullient singing style make every song she sings truly her own – and very memorable.
With her sultry contralto voice, she sings everything from swinging, straightforward jazz and blues to sensual, rhythmic Latin Jazz with effortless agility. She’s recorded 6 albums entitled, “Come Fly With Me”, “Feel the Magic”, “Weaver of Dreams”, “Poetry of Love”, “Musa Nova”, and her latest album, “The Way They Make Me Feel”, beautifully produced by the brilliant George Klabin of Resonance Records, who selected some classic songs by Michel Legrand, Henry Mancini and Johnny Mandel. It's been said by more than one music critic – and I agree – that when this woman sings, she has the uncanny ability to turn j…
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Feb 16, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Terri Jay, Acclaimed Intuitive, Medium, Animal Communicator
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Terri Jay, Acclaimed Intuitive, Medium, Animal Communicator
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Terri Jay, is an internationally acclaimed intuitive, medium, life coach, animal communicator, educator and author.
For over 30 years, she’s been giving readings and intuitive sessions, basing her work on physics, by tuning into the universe’s energy, frequencies and vibrations, to develop, inform and utilize her spiritual senses. Her abilities are truly remarkable. She helps us connect with deceased loved ones, as well as with LIVING people who are unable to communicate due to an illness such as Alzheimer’s or being in a coma. She helps people communicate with their beloved pets, both living and deceased.
And she’s a renowned horse whisperer. As a medical intuitive, she can scan a person’s physical body, including the chakras or energy centers, and find the sources of stuck energy, which – as she says - can cause “is…
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Feb 15, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Darryl Stickel, Author, “Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership in an Uncertain World”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Darryl Stickel, Author, “Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership in an Uncertain World”
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Today’s show is all about a topic that’s rarely discussed: trust.
Although trust is a basic, intuitive human reaction, and it should play a major part in a well-functioning society, it is at an all-time low in our personal relationships, business institutions, governments, health care, and law enforcement. Fewer people attend a place of worship than at any time in the last century. Citizens fear their votes are not being counted, and that politicians are simply con artists who are lying to them. Some people believe that our system of democracy itself has no legitimacy. Millions of people refuse to take life-saving vaccines because they don’t trust what medical professionals and the media are telling them. In law enforcement and the justice system, a lack of trust motivates noncooperation, fear, and a breakdown in…
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Feb 11, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Ron DeFore, Son of TV and Screen Star, Don DeFore
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Ron DeFore, Son of TV and Screen Star, Don DeFore
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Today’s special guest, Ron DeFore, is the son of one of Hollywood’s most beloved and respected actors, Don DeFore, who appeared in dozens of great movies, including “A Guy Named Joe”, “30 Seconds Over Tokyo”, “The Male Animal”, “Ramrod”, “Romance on the High Seas”, “The Facts of Life”, and one of the great Christmas classics, “It Happened on 5th Avenue”.
He worked with everyone from Spencer Tracy and Lionel Barrymore to John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Olivia de Havilland, Claudette Colbert, Lucille Ball, Judy Holiday – and that’s just scratching the surface. On television, he became a household name, first as “Mr. Thornberry”, or “Thorny”, the next-door neighbour on “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”, earning him a 1954 Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor. And then, he became “Mr. Baxter”,…
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Feb 10, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Tommy James, Legendary Rock and Roll Musician
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Tommy James, Legendary Rock and Roll Musician
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Today’s special guest, Tommy James, a legendary musician, singer-songwriter and producer who’s brought us one of the longest string of non-stop hits in the history of pop and rock music, first as the lead singer and guitarist in the superstar group, Tommy James and the Shondells – and then, as a highly successful solo artist.
He’s had 9 platinum albums, 32 Billboard Hot 100 Hits and 23 gold singles, including “Crystal Blue Persuasion”, “Crimson & Clover”, “Mony Mony”, “I Think We’re Alone Now”, “Sweet Cherry Wine”, “Hanky Panky”, “Mirage”, “Three Times in Love” and “Draggin’ the Line”. His songs have been covered by everyone from Billy Idol, Tom Jones, Prince, and Bruce Springsteen to Dolly Parton, Kelly Clarkson and Cher.
His music has been featured in 65 feature films including “Moneyball”, “Austin Powers…
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Feb 9, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Nicholas Meyer, Multi-Award Winning Author, Screenwriter And Director
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Nicholas Meyer, Multi-Award Winning Author, Screenwriter And Director
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Today’s guest, Nicholas Meyer, is a multi-award winning author, screenwriter and director, whose remarkable body of work over the past five decades includes some of the most popular and beloved books and movies of our time.
He’s written 8 novels including the immensely popular Sherlock Holmes pastiche, “The 7% Solution”, which spent 40 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list, and for which he also wrote the screenplay, earning him an Academy Award nomination. His other Sherlock Holmes novels include “The West End Horror”, “The Canary Trainer”, “The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols”, and “The Return of the Pharoah”.
But he’s perhaps best known for his connection to the Star Trek movie franchise. He co-wrote the screenplay and directed “Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan”. He co-wrote the screenplay for “…
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Feb 4, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Professor Stanley A. Goldman, Author, “Left to the Mercy of a Rude Stream”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Stanley A. Goldman, Professor of Law, Director, Center for the Study of Law and Genocide, Author, “Left to the Mercy of a Rude Stream: The Bargain That Broke Adolf Hitler and Saved my Mother”
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Today’s guest, Stanley A. Goldman, has written a book that moved me so deeply, that I simply had to invite him on our show. The book is entitled, “Left to the Mercy of a Rude Stream: The Bargain That Broke Adolf Hitler and Saved my Mother”.
Our guest tells the riveting and harrowing account of how his mother, Malka Repstein, a young Jewish wife and mother living in Poland during the Second World War, survived the unspeakably brutal murder by the Nazis of her husband and 2 young children, and spent 2 years in the horrific Lodz ghetto, before being transported to the Auschwitz death camp, where she and a group of 500 women were literally at the steps of the gas chambers, when they were miraculously saved and sen…
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Feb 2, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Henry Jaglom, Renowned Writer & Director
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Henry Jaglom, Renowned Writer & Director
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Today’s guest, Henry Jaglom, is a renowned and highly respected writer, director and playwright, whose body of work reflects his life long dedication to truth, honesty and authenticity in his artistic expression.
He trained with Lee Strasberg at The Actor’s Studio in New York, where he acted, wrote and directed plays. He then made his way to Hollywood, first as an actor in movies including “Psych-Out”, “Drive, He Said”, and “The Last Movie”, and then as a filmmaker. He wrote and directed such classics as “A Safe Place”, “Sitting Ducks”, “Tracks”, “Can She Bake a Cherry Pie”, “Eating”, “Last Summer in the Hamptons”, “New Year’s Day”, “Hollywood Dreams”, “Deja Vu”, and my personal favourite, “Train to Zakopané”.
He’s worked with some amazing actors including Jack Nicholson, Lee Grant, Maximillian Schell, Denn…
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Jan 29, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Casey LaLonde, Grandson of Screen Legend, Joan Crawford
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Casey LaLonde, Grandson of Screen Legend, Joan Crawford
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Today’s guest, Casey LaLonde, is the grandson of one of the greatest cinematic legends of all time, Joan Crawford. In 1947, 7 years after adopting her children Christina and Christopher, Ms. Crawford adopted twin daughters, Cathy and Cindy.
Our guest is the son of Cathy Crawford LaLonde, who, sadly, passed away on January 10, 2020. Although our guest was only 5 years old when his superstar grandmother, whom he affectionately called “JoJo”, passed away, he has many fond memories of his time spent at her home in New York. And he’s dedicated a great deal of his time and energy in preserving, celebrating and honouring her incredible body of work and legacy.
Joan Crawford made 89 movies, including some of my all-time favourites: “Grand Hotel”, “The Women”, “A Woman’s Face”, “Humoresque”, “Flamingo Road”, “Sudden Fear”, “A…
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Jan 26, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Barri Cohen, Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, “UNLOVED - HURONIA’S FORGOTTEN CHILDREN”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Barri Cohen, Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, “UNLOVED - HURONIA’S FORGOTTEN CHILDREN”
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Today’s guest, Barri Cohen, is an award-winning filmmaker, best known for documentaries focusing on health, mental health, environmental and social justice issues. Some of her best known works include her feature documentary entitled, “Toxic Trespass: Children’s Health & The Environment”, “Toxic Beauty” and “Girls Night Out”.
Her latest film adds to the recent revelations here in Canada, of brutal legacies of neglect, abuse, violence and the trauma inflicted on our most vulnerable citizens. We know about the tragic and horrendous plight of Indigenous children in residential schools. We’ve learned what’s happened to many children at the hands of Catholic priests. We’ve heard about the treatment of elderly people isolated in nursing homes.
And now, thanks to our guest, we’re learning about…
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Jan 21, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews John F. Thomas, Award-Winning Actor, Writer and Producer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with John F. Thomas, Award-Winning Actor, Writer and Producer
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Today’s guest, John F. Thomas, is a multi-award-winning actor, writer, producer and singer-songwriter whose impressive and diverse body of work is rapidly making him a force to be reckoned with in the entertainment industry.
His many television appearances include “Underpaid”, “Age of the Living Dead”, “Christian Brothers”, “What’s to Come”, “Smothered”, “Another Qué-Rashad Moment” and “Nico Live”. He’s appeared in a number of movies including “Funeral Arrangements”, “Bus Stop”, “Curtain Call”, which earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination, “Arranged Marriage”, and “Reunion of Champions”, which is currently streaming on Amazon and Tubi. He also produced, wrote and starred in the innovative and exciting sci-fi drama short film, "Emotical", which won him 7 awards, including "Best Actor". And th…
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Jan 18, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Shane Stanley, Award-Winning Producer/Director of “Night Train”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Shane Stanley, Award-Winning Producer/Director of “Night Train”
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Today’s guest, Shane Stanley, is one of Hollywood’s most popular, innovative and prodigious filmmakers, making his 3rd appearance on our show.
He’s well-known for his highly popular movies including “Gridiron Gang”, “My Trip Back to the Dark Side”, “Mistrust”, “The Untold Story” and “Break Even”.
When I first interviewed him, we focused not only on his movies, but on his bestselling book entitled, “What You Don’t Learn in Film School: A Complete Guide to Independent Filmmaking”, which has become mandatory reading for aspiring filmmakers.
Last time he was here, we talked about his blockbuster hit movie, “Double Threat”, which was one of last year’s most popular movies, and one of the most watched movies around the world on Amazon Prime.
Now he’s back to discuss his highly-anticipated, brand new movie…
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Jan 14, 2023
Harvey Brownstone interviews Sara Karloff, Daughter of Legendary Master of Horror, Boris Karloff
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Sara Karloff, Daughter of Legendary Master of Horror, Boris Karloff
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Today’s special guest, Sara Karloff, is the only child of one of the greatest and most beloved cinematic legends of all time – the master of horror, Boris Karloff.
Although this brilliant British actor made 174 movies and demonstrated remarkable versatility, in films like “The Criminal Code”, “Scarface”, “The Public Defender”, “Five Star Final”, ”The Lost Patrol”, “The House of Rothschild”, and “The Body Snatcher”, he is most definitely best remembered for his iconic roles in such horror classics as “Frankenstein”, “Bride of Frankenstein”, “Son of Frankenstein”, “The Mummy”, “The Old Dark House”, “The Black Room”, “The Black Cat” and “The Raven”.
He appeared in many television shows, and starred in 3 TV series of his own: “Thriller”, “Colonel March” and “The Veil”.…
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Jan 12, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Edward Miskie, Actor, Singer, Producer, Author, “Cancer, Musical Theatre and Other Chronic Illnesses”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Edward Miskie, Actor, Singer, Producer, Author, “Cancer, Musical Theatre and Other Chronic Illnesses”
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Today’s special guest, Edward Miskie, is an award-winning actor, singer, writer and producer who’s appeared in dozens of musical theatre productions including “Ragtime”, “Mama Mia”, “Anything Goes”, “42nd Street”, “Into the Woods”, “Kiss Me Kate”, “Hairspray” and “White Christmas”.
On television and film, he can be seen in “Bite Size Hallowe’en”, “Shut Up Astoria”, “Wicked Little Town”, “Chambers”, “Optima”, “The Allies” and “Cancer Can Rock”.
But what compelled me to invite him on our show, is his remarkable book entitled, “Cancer, Musical Theatre and Other Chronic Illnesses”, which is a brutally honest, turbulent and sometimes hilarious account of his traumatic but thankfully triumphant experience as a 25-year old young musical thea…
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Jan 8, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Rob Fraboni, Renowned Record Producer and Sound Engineer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Rob Fraboni, Renowned Record Producer and Sound Engineer
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Today’s special guest, Rob Fraboni, is a legendary record producer and sound engineer who’s worked with some of the greatest music artists of all time, including The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, Patti LaBelle, Melissa Etheridge and Bonnie Raitt, whose “Green Light” album earned him a Grammy Award nomination.
As Vice President at Island Records, he oversaw the remastering of the entire Bob Marley catalog. He produced the soundtrack on Martin Scorsese's groundbreaking concert movie, “The Last Waltz”, widely considered to be the greatest concert film ever made – and earning him another Grammy Award nomination.
He meticulously designed and built the world famous Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, where so many great albums were recorded. In 1989 he was nominated for Producer of the Year at the Ne…
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Jan 7, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Christine Ebersole, Legendary Broadway Star, Actress and Singer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Christine Ebersole, Legendary Broadway Star, Actress and Singer
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Today’s special guest, Christine Ebersole, is a beloved, highly acclaimed singer, actress and recording artist whose spectacular body of work has conquered every medium: the stage, movies, television and the recording studio.
She’s starred in numerous Broadway shows, including “Oklahoma”, “Camelot”, “Dinner at Eight”, “Steel Magnolias”, “Blithe Spirit” – and she won Tony awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performances in “42nd Street” and “Grey Gardens”, for which she also won the Drama Critics Award and the Obie Award. On the big screen, you’ve seen her in many hit movies including “Tootsie”, “Amadeus”, “Dead Again”, “True Crime”, “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Licorice Pizza”.
And on TV, she’s been a regular in dozens of shows including “Ryan’s Hope”, “Saturday…
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Jan 6, 2023
Harvey Brownstone Interviews George Schlatter, Legendary Television Producer, Director And Writer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with George Schlatter, Legendary Television Producer, Director And Writer
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Today’s special guest, George Schlatter, is a legendary television producer, director and writer whose body of work is nothing short of jaw-dropping.
For over 5 decades, he’s brought us some of the greatest television variety series and specials ever made. He produced the Judy Garland Show, the Dinah Shore Chevy Show, the Cher show, and of course, his groundbreaking TV series, “Laugh-In”, which won him 3 Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe nomination. AND he gave us television’s first reality show, “Real People”.
He produced the first 5 years of the Grammy Awards, and dozens of TV specials with the greatest stars, including Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Lucille Ball, Elton John, Bette Midler, Liza Minnelli, Michael Jackson, Shirley MacLaine, Diana Ross, and scores of others. He won his 3rd Emmy award for producing Sammy…
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Dec 20, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews P.P. Arnold, Renowned R&B, Soul Singer, Author, “Soul Survivor”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with P.P. Arnold, Renowned R&B, Soul Singer, Author, “Soul Survivor”
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Today’s special guest, P.P. Arnold, is a phenomenal soul singer whose lifetime of show-stopping performances, in the recording studio and on the stage, have made her a legend.
She began singing in church as a child, and at the age of four, she became lead soloist. At the age of 17, with virtually NO show business experience, armed with only a spectacular voice and remarkable stage presence, she was hired by Ike and Tina Turner to sing and dance with them as an “Ikette” in the “Ike and Tina Turner Review”. While on tour in the UK with the Rolling Stones in 1966, she developed a close relationship with Mick Jagger, who persuaded her to stay in England, and record as a solo artist.
She was the first female artist to sign with Immediate Records. With hit songs including “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright”, “The First Cut is the De…
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Dec 17, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Paul Brown, Renowned Guitarist, Producer, Composer And Engineer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Paul Brown, Renowned Guitarist, Producer, Composer And Engineer
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Today’s special guest, Paul Brown, is highly acclaimed guitarist, producer, composer and engineer, who is renowned for his unique and irresistibly smooth fusion of instrumental jazz, R&B and blues.
In an outstanding career spanning over 30 years, he started out producing, composing and engineering for the top music artists from across the R&B, pop and contemporary jazz spectrum, including Diana Ross, Luther Vandross, Jeffrey Osborne, George Benson, Patti Austin, Boney James and dozens more.
He’s amassed over 75 number 1 hits and won 2 Grammy awards. In 2004, he finally stepped out from the producer’s chair and into the spotlight, launching his own hugely successful solo career, highlighted by his trademark R&B driven sound, that’s become a foundational element in smooth and urban jazz.
He’s recorded 12 albums, many of which landed in…
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Dec 16, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Larry Carlton, Multi-Grammy Award Winning Guitarist
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Larry Carlton, Multi-Grammy Award Winning Guitarist
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Today’s special guest, Larry Carlton, is a legendary, 4-time Grammy award winning guitarist whose brilliant musicianship can be heard on thousands of recordings, and on over 100 gold records recorded by the greatest stars of all time, including Barbra Streisand, Peggy Lee, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Olivia Newton-John, Dolly Parton, and dozens more.
His list of milestones in a career spanning over 50 years is staggering. For over 3 decades, before transitioning completely to a solo artist, he was one of the most sought-after studio musicians in the recording industry, because he’s equally adept on the electric and acoustic guitar, in every musical genre including pop, jazz, rock, R&B, blues, soul and country. He’s renowned for his unmistakable and often-imitated "sweet" sound, created on his famous Gibson ES-335 electr…
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Dec 15, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Diane Ladd, Legendary Actress, Starring in “Isle of Hope”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Diane Ladd, Legendary Actress, Starring in “Isle of Hope”
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Today’s special guest, Diane Ladd, is a legendary actress whose monumental body of work includes some of the most critically acclaimed and beloved movies and TV shows ever made.
She’s been nominated for 3 Academy Awards for her performances in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”, “Wild at Heart” and “Rambling Rose”, in which she and her daughter, Laura Dern, made show business history as the first mother/daughter duo to earn Oscar nominations for the same film. She’s won dozens of international awards including The British Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award, the Independent Spirit Film Award, the Susan B. Anthony Award, and the Palme d’or Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
She’s been nominated for 3 Emmy Awards for her performances in “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”, “Grace Under Fire” and “Touched by an Angel”. I…
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Dec 13, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Tawanda, Award-Winning Jazz Vocalist
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Tawanda, Award-Winning Jazz Vocalist
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Today’s special guest, Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim, is an award-winning jazz vocalist who’s recently been taking the world by storm.
Her rich, instantly recognizable voice evokes the unique cultural fusion of her exotic heritage, with a Mom from Germany and a father from Mozambique and being raised in New Mexico near the Texas border. Her musical roots derived from world music - broad and diverse. And those roots have propelled her to delve deep into the essence of jazz, while at the same time giving her songs a fresh and multi-genre delivery. Her powerful and breathtaking voice led her to win the prestigious 2021 Sarah Vaughan Vocal Jazz competition.
Last month she made her New York debut at the historic Birdland Jazz Club. And music critics were unanimous in praising her brilliant song choices, her unique sparkling delivery, her emotional directness, and most of all…
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Dec 7, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Beth Broderick, Stage, Screen & TV Actress, Writer, Humanitarian
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Beth Broderick, Stage, Screen & TV Actress, Writer, Humanitarian
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Today’s special guest, Beth Broderick, is one of Hollywood’s most hardworking and respected actresses, whose been entertaining audiences for 4 decades, in movies like “Stealing Home”, “The Bonfire of the Vanities”, “Man of the Year”, “Law of Attraction” and “Something About Her”, and in dozens of TV shows including “Murphy Brown”, “Married with Children”, “CSI Miami”, “ER”, “Bosch”, “The 5 Mrs. Buchanans”, “Lost”, “Under the Dome”, and of course, her unforgettable performance as Aunt Zelda Spellman for 6 seasons on “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”.
On the stage, she’s starred in many plays including “Carnal Knowledge”, “The Mousetrap”, “The Lion in Winter”, and the 1-woman show, “Bad Dates”.
She’s co-starring in the brand new TV movie, “When I Think of Christmas”, n…
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Dec 5, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews “The Manhattan Transfer” Founding Member, Alan Paul
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Alan Paul, of the Legendary Vocal Group, “The Manhattan Transfer”
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Today’s special guest, Alan Paul, is a member of one of the world’s greatest and most beloved vocal groups of all time: The Manhattan Transfer.
They are renowned for their trademark jazz-infused harmonies, and their stylistic range, which allows them to embrace a wide variety of musical styles in such an authentic, innovative and unparalleled way. They’ve achieved an incomparable catalog of THIRTY best selling albums, featuring many hit songs, including “Operator”, “Chanson D’Amour”, “Twilight Zone”, “The Boy From New York City”, “Trickle Trickle”, “Route 66”, and my personal favourite featuring our guest as lead singer, “Cuentamé”.
The Manhattan Transfer has won a jaw-dropping ELEVEN Grammy Awards, and they were the first vocal group to win Grammy Awards in the pop AND jazz categories in one year. The…
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Dec 4, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Michael Dane, Author, “HomoAmerican: The Secret Society”
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Michael Dane, Author, “HomoAmerican: The Secret Society”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Michael Dane, Author, “HomoAmerican: The Secret Society”
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Today’s guest, Michael Dane, has written a multiple award-winning and critically acclaimed memoir entitled, “HomoAmerican: The Secret Society”.
Our guest started out with a prestigious scholarship at the Julliard School of American Ballet in New York, then moved to the American Ballet Theatre, and was then recruited to the Iranian National Ballet in 1976. But when it became frightfully clear that the Shah of Iran was about to be overthrown, our guest fled the country in a harrowing escape over the Turkish mountains.
He then danced with the world famous “Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo”, performing in the most glamorous venues. He then reinvented himself as a singer-songwriter, moved to Paris, signed a recording contract with Aquarius Records, and…
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Nov 26, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Paul Brogan, Author, “A Sprinkling of Stardust Over the Outhouse: Musings, Memories, Madness and Pillow Talk”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Paul Brogan, Author, “A Sprinkling of Stardust Over the Outhouse: Musings, Memories, Madness and Pillow Talk”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Paul Brogan, is a man who exemplifies the term “resilience”.
After coming out in the early 60’s at the age of 10, he suffered and overcame many harrowing obstacles, including severe asthma, bullying, sexual abuse, rape, depression, committal to a mental institution, gay conversion therapy, eating disorders, a suicide attempt and incarceration on 3 separate occasions. Despite those challenges, he’s lived a remarkably adventurous, productive, and even glamorous life.
He’s an accomplished pianist and stage performer. For a time he worked at CBS in Hollywood, and he met and befriended many celebrities including Katherine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Eleanor Powell. He had a lengthy and very close friendship with Doris Day. He dedicated over a decade of his life to workin…
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Nov 23, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Sharon Gless, Legendary Emmy & Golden Globe Award Winning Actress, Author, “Apparently There Were Complaints”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Sharon Gless, Legendary Emmy & Golden Globe Award Winning Actress, Author, “Apparently There Were Complaints”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Sharon Gless, is a beloved, multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress who’s been dazzling audiences since she became the very last contract player at Universal Studios in 1972.
After distinguishing herself in a number of memorable roles on TV including Kathleen Faverty in Marcus Welby, Maggie Philbin in “Switch”, Sidney Enderman in “Centennial”, Penny Alston in “Turnabout”, and Jane Jeffries in “Housecalls”, she landed the iconic role of Christine Cagney in the groundbreaking TV series, “Cagney and Lacey”, which was the first TV drama with 2 female lead characters, for which she won 2 Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Leading Actress in a Drama Series. She went on to win another Golden Globe Award and 2 more Emmy nominations fo…
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Nov 21, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Lucero, Mexican Superstar Singer and Actress
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Lucero, Mexican Superstar Singer and Actress
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Today’s special guest, Lucero, is a Latin American superstar – a multi-platinum singer, songwriter, actress and TV host, who first took Mexico by storm at the age of 10, as a popular television performer.
She’s recorded 33 albums, and sold over 30 million records worldwide, including “Lucerito”, “Cerca de Ti”, “Mi Destino”, “Un Lujo”, “Enamorada con Banda”, “Piel de Angel”, and my favourite, “Un Lucero en la Mexico”. Some of her greatest hit songs here in America are “Vete con Ella”, “Cuéntamé”, “No Me Hablen de El”, “Corazon a la Deriva”, “Veleta”, “Era la Primera Vez”, “Electricidad”, and my personal favourite, “Siempré Contigo”.
She’s starred in 9 movies, including “Escápaté Conmigo”, “Zapáta”, and the highly acclaimed “Fiebré de Amor”, co-starring fellow Latin superstar Lui…
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Nov 20, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Bruce Ferber, Writer, TV Producer & Author, “I Buried Paul”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Bruce Ferber Writer, TV Producer & Author, “I Buried Paul”
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Today’s special guest, Bruce Ferber, back on our show, is one of the most gifted and interesting guests I’ve ever had the pleasure of interviewing.
He spent 2 decades as a HUGELY SUCCESSFUL television comedy writer and producer, on TV shows including Bosom Buddies, Growing Pains, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Coach, and especially Home Improvement, where he served as Executive Producer and showrunner. He’s earned multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, as well as People’s Choice, Kid’s Choice and Environmental Media Awards.
But several years ago, he switched gears, and discovered that writing books was an even more gratifying endeavour. When he last appeared on our show, we talked about his fascinating book entitled “The Way we Work: On the Job in Hollywood”, which is a collection of essays from award-winning screenwriters, direct…
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Nov 16, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Mark Weitz, Songwriter, Musician & Founding Member, “Strawberry Alarm Clock”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Mark Weitz, Songwriter, Musician & Founding Member, “Strawberry Alarm Clock”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Mark Weitz, is a songwriter and musician whose unique musical stylings played a huge role in the success of the iconic rock band, “Strawberry Alarm Clock”.
Their #1 gold hit single, “Incense and Peppermints” was followed by “Tomorrow”, “Sit with the Guru”, “Barefoot in Baltimore”, and “Good Morning Starshine”.
The band appeared on many TV shows including “American Bandstand”, “Hullabaloo”, and the debut episode of “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In”. Their music was also featured in the 1968 Jack Nicholson movie, “Psych-Out”, and in the 1970 movie, “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls”. And of course, “Incense and Peppermints” was prominently featured in the 1997 hit movie, “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.”
Since 2007, Strawberry Alarm Clock has b…
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Nov 15, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Peter Noone, Superstar Lead Singer of British Band “Herman’s Hermits”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Peter Noone, Superstar Lead Singer of British Band “Herman’s Hermits”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Peter Noone, is a singer-songwriter, musician, actor and radio host who’s been entertaining audiences since he was a child actor on “Coronation Street”.
After studying at the Manchester School of Music, where he won the Outstanding Young Musician Award, he became an international superstar at the age of FIFTEEN, as lead singer of the phenomenally popular British pop band, “Herman’s Hermits”, selling over 60 million records and 7 gold albums, with 14 gold hit singles including "I'm into Something Good", "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat", "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter", "Silhouettes", "Wonderful World", "I'm Henry the 8th, I Am", "There's a Kind of Hush", "The End of the World", and many more.
“Herman’s Hermits” were twice named by Cashbox magazine as "Entertainer of the Year", and th…
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Nov 9, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Tom Moore, Celebrated Theatre, Television And Film Director, Author, “Grease: Tell Me More, Tell Me More”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Tom Moore, Celebrated Theatre, Television And Film Director, Author, “Grease: Tell Me More, Tell Me More”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Tom Moore, is a celebrated theatre, television and film director who is in large part responsible for one of the greatest Broadway shows in history – “Grease”.
He was the director of the original Broadway production, which ran for 8 years, from February 14, 1972 to April 13, 1980, making it the longest-running Broadway show at the time. And of course, the show inspired the blockbuster movie starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta – who actually appeared as “Doody” in one of the national tours.
This year, to commemorate the show’s 50th anniversary, a very special book has been released, edited by our guest, along with one of the show’s producers, Ken Waissman, and Adrienne Barbeau, who was the original “Rizzo”, and who appeared on our show last year.…
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Nov 7, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Gary Lynn Floyd, Singer/Songwriter
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Gary Lynn Floyd, Singer/Songwriter
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Gary Lynn Floyd, is a singer-songwriter whose beautiful songs and rich, silky voice reach straight into your heart. He incorporates his Texas roots in gospel and jazz into a musical style that is a mix of pop and R & B, combining silky, soulful vocals with emotionally powerful lyrics.
He’s released 9 albums, including “Walk on Water”, “This Side of Goodbye”, and “Gospel of Zen”, which was nominated for three 2010 OutMusic Awards, including Album of the Year. His other albums include, “Unbound”, “Body and Soul”, “My 88 Keys, Volumes 1 and 2”, and his collection of greatest hits entitled “Then and Now: 10th Anniversary Edition”.
He also produced an album of piano compositions entitled, “Speechless”. There’s a strong spirituality in his lyrics. And through his songs and live performances, he’s become a catalyst fo…
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Nov 6, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Tony Mantor, Singer/Songwriter, Record Label Executive, Producer & Manager
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Tony Mantor, Singer/Songwriter, Record Label Executive, Producer & Manager
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Tony Mantor, is a singer, songwriter, musician and 4-time Grammy balloted producer who’s worked with many legendary music artists since the late 70s.
His career has evolved from being a musician on tour, session player and solo artist, to establishing Plateau Music, a highly successful Nashville-based recording studio, independent record label, and artist management firm. He’s produced the music of many artists including Debby Campbell, Donny Most, Christine Padua, Bobby Wilson, Myla Mason, Sam Austin, Tammy Davis and Aris Weathersby.
Plateau Music has had 35 nationally charted records, 25 of them reaching the top 40, and several going to top 10. Last year, when he appeared on our show, he had come full circle, and resumed his own recording career, with the release of his album, “Why Not Me”, containi…
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Nov 5, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Bernard Hiller, Premier Hollywood Acting and Success Coach, Author, “The Revolutionary Guide to Acting: A Transformational Journey to Achieving Success in Show Business and Life”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Bernard Hiller, Premier Hollywood Acting and Success Coach, Author, “The Revolutionary Guide to Acting: A Transformational Journey to Achieving Success in Show Business and Life”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Bernard Hiller, is one of Hollywood’s most well-known and respected professionals.
He started out performing in many Broadway musicals, and in films and on TV. And then, about 25 years ago, he made a major career shift. He developed his own revolutionary acting and success methodologies and has become the world’s pre-eminent acting coach.
He’s trained some of the top TV and film actors, and his expertise is regularly in demand by the most successful actors, producers and directors in the entertainment industry. He coaches on movie sets and gives sold-out master classes, seminars and workshops all over the world. His unique techniques have been endorsed and supported by industry giants like Al Paci…
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Nov 4, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Criss Angel, Legendary Magician, Illusionist, TV Star, “Magic with the Stars”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Criss Angel, Legendary Magician, Illusionist & TV Star, “Magic with the Stars”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Criss Angel, is a legendary, multi-award winning magician, illusionist, musician and author whose revolutionary feats of magic have won him many world records, and made him not only a superstar, but a global phenomenon, who’s been named by his peers as “magician of the century” and “the greatest magician of all time”.
He created and starred in the world’s most successful magic TV series, “Criss Angel MINDFREAK”, seen by over 100 million viewers in 90 countries. His next TV series, “Criss Angel Believe”, and his spectacular TV specials, were massively successful.
He’s consistently had the #1 best-selling Las Vegas show, beginning with “Criss Angel Believe”, followed by “Mindfreak Live”, followed by “Criss Angel MINDFREAK”, a mind blowing production featuring countless…
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Nov 1, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Little Anthony, Lead Singer, “Little Anthony and The Imperials”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Little Anthony, Lead Singer, “Little Anthony and The Imperials”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Little Anthony, is a legendary superstar whose highly recognizable and extraordinary voice created the signature sound for one of the most popular and beloved vocal groups of all time: Little Anthony and the Imperials.
With his smooth, savvy voice that could sing 3 octaves and a falsetto, he’s been immortalized in dozens of multi-platinum hit songs including “Tears On My Pillow”, “Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop”, “I’m on the Outside Looking In”, “Goin’ Out of my Head”, “Hurt So Bad”, “Take Me Back”, “Better Use Your Head”, “Out of Sight, Out of Mind” and many more.
They were the first contemporary music group to perform at the Copacabana nightclub in New York. And they gave dozens of show-stopping performances on TV, on “Ed Sullivan”, “American Bandstand”, “Hullabaloo”, “…
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Oct 30, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Dire Straits Legendary Bass Guitarist & Founding Member, John Illsley
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with John Illsley, Founding Member & Bass Guitarist of Legendary Rock Band DIRE STRAITS
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, John Illsley, is a founding member of one of the greatest rock bands of all time: Dire Straits.
He played bass guitar and sang backing vocals throughout the entire duration of the band, from 1977 to 1995, during which time they recorded 6 studio albums and 2 live albums and performed well over 1,000 concerts at major venues throughout the world, on 6 world tours.
Dire Straits sold a phenomenal 120 million albums. In fact, their album “Brothers in Arms”, is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Dire Straits earned 6 Grammy Awards, 3 Brit Awards, 2 MTV Video Music Awards, and a Juno Award. In 1989, our guest, along with the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist, Mark Knopfler, received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. In 2009, Dire Straits received the Herit…
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Oct 26, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Tonya Pinkins, Multi-Award Winning Actor, Playwright, Author & Filmmaker, "RED PILL"
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Tonya Pinkins, Multi-Award Winning Actor, Playwright, Author & Filmmaker, "RED PILL"
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Tonya Pinkins, is a multi-award-winning actress, singer, filmmaker, playwright and author whose list of accomplishments is truly remarkable.
She’s starred in NINE Broadway shows including “Jelly’s Last Jam”, for which she won a Tony award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, for her unforgettable performance as “Sweet Anita”. She received 2 more Best Actress Tony nominations for her performances in “Play On” and “Caroline, or Change”.
She’s won - or been nominated - for nearly every award there is in the American theater, including the New York AND Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, the Obie, the Lortel, the Drama Desk award, the AUDELCO and the NAACP Award, to name just a few. And she’s a Fulbright Specialist.
On TV, you’ve seen her as “Heather Dalton” in “…
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Oct 25, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Ron Shelton, Writer / Director, “Bull Durham” & Author “The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Ron Shelton, Writer / Director, “Bull Durham” & Author “The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Ron Shelton, is a writer, producer and director who’s brought us some of the most iconic and enjoyable movies of our generation, including “The Best of Times”, “Blaze”, “White Men Can’t Jump”, “Cobb”, “Tin Cup”, “Play it to the Bone”, “Hollywood Homicide”, “Just Getting Started”, and, of course, the film that is widely considered to be the best sports movie of all time, “Bull Durham”, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and the New York Film Critics Circle Award AND the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay.
He also received numerous film festival nominations for his screenplay for the political drama, “Under Fire”, st…
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Oct 16, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Mamie Van Doren, Legendary Blonde Bombshell, Author, “China and Me: Wing Flapping, Feather Pulling, and Love on the Wing”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Mamie Van Doren, Legendary Blonde Bombshell, Author, “China and Me: Wing Flapping, Feather Pulling, and Love on the Wing”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Mamie Van Doren, is a glamorous Hollywood legend and sex symbol who’s been lighting up the silver screen for over seven decades.
Since first being discovered by Howard Hughes, she’s appeared in many iconic movies, including “The All-American”, “Running Wild”, “Born Reckless”, “High School Confidential”, “The Beat Generation” and, of course, “Untamed Youth”, in which she was the first woman to perform rock & roll on the silver screen. After performing her rock & roll number for the second time, in “Teacher’s Pet”, co-starring Clark Gable and Doris Day, she became forever known as “the girl who invented rock & roll”.
Her performances in movies like “Vice Raid” and “Guns, Girls and Gangsters”, turned her into an icon…
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Oct 13, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Daniel James, British Singer / Songwriter
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Daniel James, British Singer / Songwriter
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Daniel James, is one of the most versatile artists in the UK.
He started out as an actor and television presenter. Then he burst onto the music scene in 1986, representing the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest with his first hit song, "No Easy Way to Love". In 1989, he and his music partner, Paul Varney, formed the British pop duo, “YELL”. They were eventually signed by Simon Cowell’s Fanfare Record Label, and they released 3 hit singles, “Instant Replay’, “One Thing Leads to Another”, and “Let’s Go Round Again.” Their album, entitled, “Let’s Go”, featured 3 ballads written by our guest.
After the duo went their separate ways, he resumed his acting career in the US and the UK, appearing in films and TV shows including “Bad Girls”, “Coronation Street”, “Eastenders”, “Doctors”, “Apartment for Eight…
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Oct 12, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Jay Giannone, Actor & Filmmaker, “It Snows All The Time”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Jay Giannone, Actor & Filmmaker, “It Snows All The Time”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Jay Giannone, is a highly accomplished actor, writer, producer and director, whose diverse work and life experiences, make him one of the most interesting people in the industry.
At the age of 14, he was a break dancer and street performer. By the age of 17, he was a model, appearing in ads for Converse, Gatorade and J-Crew.
He’s appeared in many TV shows including “Pacific Blue”, “Without a Trace”, “Scorpion”, and the HBO hit series "Entourage", which is loosely based on his life as an official member of Mark Wahlberg's crew. You’ve seen him in dozens of movies including “Gone Baby Gone”, “American Hustle”, “Safe”, “Patriots Day”, “Lansky”, “Justice Served”, and “The Departed”, in which he not only appeared – he served as a consultant and technical advisor to Leonardo DiCaprio…
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Oct 6, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Debbie Wileman, Renowned Judy Garland Impressionist
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Debbie Wileman, Renowned Judy Garland Impressionist
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Debbie Wileman, is an incredibly unique vocalist from England who’s taken the world by storm. During the pandemic lockdown, this suburban housewife and mother, like many of us, was looking for something interesting to do. She always knew she had a good voice, with a particular talent for imitating some of the most popular singers, including Barbra Streisand, Doris Day, Cass Elliott, Julie Andrews, Shirley Bassey and Karen Carpenter. But there’s one particular vocal giant that few, if any, impressionists would dare attempt: the greatest entertainer of all time, Judy Garland. Our guest not only reproduces Judy Garland’s spectacular voice – she is literally channeling her. It’s jaw-dropping.
During the pandemic, our guest started posting her performances every day on YouTube and Facebook. She did a song a day for a hundred da…
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Oct 4, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Stefanie Powers, Celebrated Actress, Author & Conservationist
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Stefanie Powers, Celebrated Actress, Author & Conservationist
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Stefanie Powers, is a beloved actress, author and animal welfare advocate, whose been a major presence in the entertainment world since she was a contract player at Columbia Pictures at the age of 16.
She’s appeared in 31 movies, including “Die, Die My Darling”, “McLintock”, “The Magnificent Seven Ride”, “Herbie Rides Again”, “Escape to Athena”, “Jump”, “The Artist’s Wife”, and many more.
She’s co-starred with great screen legends like John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Lana Turner, Ava Gardner, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr. and Glenn Ford. Her television career includes over 25 mini-series, 200 guest starring appearances, 35 made-for-TV movies, and THREE TV series.
Her first show, “The Girl from UNCLE”, was the first hour-long American TV series starring a woman in the leading role. She t…
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Oct 4, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Lynn Santer, Author, “Swan Song” and Filmmaker, “Land of the Free: In the Shadows”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Lynn Santer, Author, “Swan Song” and Filmmaker, “Land of the Free: In the Shadows”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Lynn Santer, is a best selling author and internationally acclaimed filmmaker who’s making her second appearance on our show.
Last year she was here with her filmmaking partner, James Ganiere, to discuss her monumentally important, multiple award winning movie, “Land of the Free: In the Shadows”, which is mobilizing people all over the world to join the battle to end the barbaric practice of trophy hunting of endangered species.
Aside from her highly successful film career, she’s written numerous best selling books including “Sins of Life”, which led to a trilogy of novels, and a series of children’s books entitled “The Magical Scarecrows”, which earned her a nomination for the Pride of Australia Medal.
Today, she’s here to discuss her brand new novel, written for young adults, en…
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Sep 29, 2022
Remastered Part 2 of the Helen Reddy Series - An Interview with Jim Keaton, President of the Official Helen Reddy Fan Club
Harvey conducts an in-depth interview with Jim Keaton, President of the Official Helen Reddy Fan Club in Part 2 of the Helen Reddy Series. This series is a MUST SEE for every Helen Reddy fan.
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Sep 29, 2022
Remastered Part 4 of the Helen Reddy Series - An Interview with Jim Keaton, President of the Official Helen Reddy Fan Club
Harvey conducts an in-depth interview with Jim Keaton, President of the Official Helen Reddy Fan Club in Part 4 of the Helen Reddy Series. This series is a MUST SEE for every Helen Reddy fan.
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Sep 29, 2022
Remastered Part 3 of the Helen Reddy Series - An Interview with Jim Keaton, President of the Official Helen Reddy Fan Club
Harvey conducts an in-depth interview with Jim Keaton, President of the Official Helen Reddy Fan Club in Part 3 of the Helen Reddy Series. This series is a MUST SEE for every Helen Reddy fan.
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Sep 29, 2022
Remastered Part 1 of the Helen Reddy Series - An Interview with Jim Keaton, President of the Official Helen Reddy Fan Club
Harvey conducts an in-depth interview with Jim Keaton, President of the Official Helen Reddy Fan Club in Part 1 of the Helen Reddy Series. This series is a MUST SEE for every Helen Reddy fan.
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Sep 29, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Jim Keaton, President - Official Helen Reddy Fan Club & Harriet Schock – Multi-Platinum Singer / Songwriter
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Jim Keaton, President - Official Helen Reddy Fan Club & Harriet Schock – Multi-Platinum Singer / Songwriter
About Harvey's guest:
Today is September 29, 2022, and we have a very special show for you. We’re commemorating the 2-year anniversary of the passing of a legendary music artist, the incomparable Helen Reddy.
We’ll be paying tribute to Helen in a number of ways.
If you’ve been following our show from the very beginning, you’ll know that we started with a comprehensive 4-part interview series with Helen Reddy’s dear friend and President of the Official Helen Reddy Fan Club, Jim Keaton. That 4-part series has been completely remastered to include photos and video clips. And it’s being released on all of our platforms today. Jim also appeared on our show with Unjoo Moon, the director of the Helen Reddy biopic entitled, “I am Woman”, now appearing on Netflix.
And today, Jim is back with the brilliant multi-p…
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Sep 28, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Simon Napier-Bell, Legendary Music Producer & Manager, Author, “Sour Mouth, Sweet Bottom: Lessons from a Dissolute Life”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Simon Napier-Bell, Legendary Music Producer & Manager, Author, “Sour Mouth, Sweet Bottom: Lessons from a Dissolute Life”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Simon Napier-Bell, is one of the most highly accomplished people in the entertainment industry we’ve ever had on our show.
He’s a successful songwriter, whose works include the lyrics to “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”, which became a huge hit for Dusty Springfield and Elvis Presley.
He was a great record producer. He was the manager for many top music artists, including the Yardbirds, Marc Bolan, Japan, Wham, George Michael, Sinead O’Connor, Boney M, and many more.
He’s written 6 books, starting with, “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”, about his experiences in the music business in the 60’s. Then came, “Black Vinyl, White Powder”, a fascinating, disturbing exposé of the impact of the drug culture on the British music business. Next c…
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Sep 27, 2022
I Am Yours - Newly Released Single
Harriet Schock's song, inspired by Harvey Brownstone's struggles to gain his parents' love and acceptance after coming out to them at the age of 19, has now been professionally produced and released as a single. Performed by the wonderful Gary Lynn Floyd. The song can be streamed at OOH YEAH music streaming.
https://oohyeah.app/album/21616/HarrietSchock/IAmYours
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Sep 27, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Laurie Jacobson, Hollywood Historian & Author, “Top of the Mountain: The Beatles at Shea Stadium 1965”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Laurie Jacobson, Hollywood Historian & Author, “Top of the Mountain: The Beatles at Shea Stadium 1965”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Laurie Jacobson, is a celebrated author and leading Hollywood historian, whose books are a real treasure trove for lovers of show business history.
Her first book is, “Hollywood Heartbreak: The Tragic and Mysterious Deaths of Hollywood’s Most Remarkable Legends”. It gives a 75-year history of Hollywood, told through the lives and deaths of some of its greatest stars. Her next book was the immensely popular “Hollywood Haunted: A Ghostly Tour of Filmland”, covering more than 100 years of grizzly events in Hollywood. Next came “Dishing Hollywood: The Real Scoop on Tinseltown’s Most Notorious Scandals”, a delicious book that spills the beans on 43 Tinseltown scandals – with fitting recipes connected to each story. Then came “Timmy’s in the Well: the Jon Provost Story…
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Sep 20, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Butch Leake, Former Member of “The Drifters”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Butch Leake, Former Member of “The Drifters”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Butch Leake, is part of popular music history.
From 1970 to 75, he was part of one of the greatest male vocal groups of all time: The Drifters, who brought us so many hits, including “Money Honey”, “There Goes My Baby”, “This Magic Moment”, “Save the Last Dance for Me”, “Up on the Roof”, “On Broadway”, and “Under the Boardwalk”.
Since their creation in 1953, the Drifters have sold a staggering 240 million singles and 140 million albums. During our guest’s time with the Drifters, they recorded 3 albums containing the hit songs, “Down on the Beach Tonight”, “Kissing in the Back Row of the Movies”, Love Games”, and “There Goes my First Love”, which topped the British and European charts in the early 70s.
In 1975, our guest left the group to pursue a solo career, and formed his own record and productio…
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Sep 19, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Michael O’Neill, Renowned Actor, Co-star of Netflix Series, “Echoes”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Michael O’Neill, Renowned Actor, Co-star of Netflix Series, “Echoes”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Michael O’Neill, is one of the most respected, hardworking and sought-after actors in America.
You’ve seen him on the big screen in many popular movies including “Sea of Love”, “Lorenzo’s Oil”, “Seabiscuit”, “Transformers”, “J. Edgar”, “Dallas Buyers Club”, “The Legend of Bagger Vance”, and many more. He’s been in dozens of TV shows including “L.A. Law”, “The X Files”, “NYPD Blue”, “The West Wing”, “Grey’s Anatomy”, “NCIS Los Angeles”, “Bates Motel”, “Scandal”, and “This is Us”, to name only a few.
Most recently, he co-starred with Alfre Woodard in the critically acclaimed movie “Clemency”, which won the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize”. He played “Senator Roland Folks” in the multiple award-winning TV series, “Rectify”. H…
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Sep 16, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Jim Meskimen, Actor, Comedian and Impressionist
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Jim Meskimen, Actor, Comedian and Impressionist
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Jim Meskimen, is a popular, hardworking and muti-talented actor, comedian, impressionist, voice artist and educator who’s been entertaining us for four decades.
You’ve seen him in many critically acclaimed movies, including “Apollo 13”, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, “Frost/Nixon”, “EdTV”, “Magnolia”, “There Will Be Blood” and many others. He’s appeared in dozens of TV shows including “Whose Line is it Anyway”, “Friends”, “Two and a Half Men”, “Criminal Minds”, “Hot in Cleveland”, “Parks and Recreation”, “The Big Bang Theory”, “This is Us”, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, and so many more.
Most recently, his career is on fire. He’s co-starring with Sean Penn and Julia Roberts in the miniseries entitled “Gaslit”, now airing on the Starz network.
He’ll be seen in the upco…
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Sep 14, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Dean Friedman, Singer / Songwriter /Author
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Dean Friedman, Singer / Songwriter /Author
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Dean Friedman, is a singer-songwriter who burst onto the music scene in 1977 with his irresistible hit single, “Ariel”.
Since then he’s had numerous hit singles including “Woman of Mine”, “Lucky Stars”, “Lydia”, “Rocking Chair” and “McDonald’s Girl”. He’s recorded 19 terrific albums, including “Well, Well, Said the Rocking Chair”, “The Treehouse Journals”, “Submarine Races”, “Squirrels in the Attic”, “Words and Music”, “12 Songs” and one of my personal favourites, “Dean Friedman in Concert: Shepherd’s Bush Empire”.
His latest album, entitled “American Lullaby”, is a collection of deeply moving and thought-provoking songs reflecting our guest’s personal reflections and philosophies about the current state of America. His songs fearlessly touch on a broad range of topics, including the…
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Sep 13, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Toni Tennille, Pop Music Legend
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Toni Tennille, Pop Music Legend of Captain and Tennille, Stage Star
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Toni Tennille, is a popular music legend. She’s a fabulous singer, songwriter and musician whose beautiful voice first took the world by storm in the seventies, in the musical duo “Captain and Tennille”.
Their first big hit, “Love Will Keep Us Together”, was the number 1 song of 1975, and won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. A quick succession of 14 mega-hits followed, including:
“The Way I Want to Touch You”
“Shop Around”
“Do That To Me One More Time”
“Lonely Night”
“I’m On My Way”
“Can’t Stop Dancin’”
“You Never Done it Like That”, and of course,
“Muskrat Love”.
In addition to her 9 studio albums as part of “Captain and Tennille”, our guest recorded 6 solo albums, including “More Than You Know”, “All of Me”, “Do It Again”, “Never Let M…
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Sep 10, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Luke Yankee, Playwright, Author, “The Art of Writing for the Theatre: An Introduction to Script Analysis, Criticism and Playwriting”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Luke Yankee, Playwright, Author, “The Art of Writing for the Theatre: An Introduction to Script Analysis, Criticism and Playwriting”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Luke Yankee, is a highly accomplished playwright, director, producer and author, who last appeared on our show to discuss his wonderful memoir, “Just Outside the Spotlight: Growing Up with Eileen Heckart”, which I’ve said before and I’ll say again, is the BEST celebrity memoir I’ve ever read.
Our guest studied at the Juilliard School of Drama, NYU, Circle in the Square and Northwestern. And he holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree in playwriting and screenwriting from the University of California Riverside. He’s written many critically acclaimed plays that have been produced all over the country, including “A Place at Forest Lawn”, The Lavender Mafia”, “The Man Who Killed the Cure”, “The Last Lifeboat”, and my favourite, “M…
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Sep 7, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Jamie deRoy, Multiple Tony Winning Broadway Producer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Jamie deRoy, Multiple Tony Winning Broadway Producer
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Jamie deRoy, is a show business tour de force, whose list of achievements is nothing short of jaw-dropping.
In addition to her work as an actress, in movies like “Goodfellas” and “Raging Bull”, and on TV shows like "Alice” and "Knight Rider," and on stage in hit shows including “The Threepenny Opera” and “The Drunkard”, our guest is perhaps best known as one of the greatest Broadway and off-Broadway producers in theatre history.
She’s co-produced over 80 Broadway shows and over 50 off-Broadway shows, and so far, she’s won a staggering TEN Tony Awards. She’s brought us a multitude of unforgettable Broadway shows including “Death of a Salesman”, “Ragtime”, “Mr. Saturday Night”, “Company”, “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, “Angels in America”, “Fiddler on t…
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Sep 2, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Razid Season, Filmmaker, “Kaddish”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Razid Season, Filmmaker, “Kaddish”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Razid Season, is one of the most intriguing and promising up and coming filmmakers in America.
When I learned that a young filmmaker from Bangladesh, now living in New York, had made a movie about the Holocaust, in Yiddish, I knew that I had to not only see the film. I had to invite the filmmaker on our show. This short film, which has English subtitles, is entitled, “Kaddish”, and it’s now publicly available for streaming on our guest’s website. So far, the movie has won TEN prestigious film festival awards, and it’s been screened at dozens of film festivals all over the world.
Our guest completed his Masters in Fine Arts degree in Film, and won a filmmaking scholarship from the US State Department. Under that scholarship, he made a documentary called “Battle For Speech”, about the rise of radical Islam in Bangladesh. His other films inc…
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Aug 31, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Stewart Pearce, Princess Diana’s Voice, Presentation and Life Coach, Author, “DIANA The Voice of Change”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Stewart Pearce, Princess Diana’s Voice, Presentation and Life Coach, Author, “DIANA The Voice of Change”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Stewart Pearce, was Diana’s voice, presentation and life coach.
Today is August 31, 2022, and we are commemorating the 25th anniversary of the tragic passing of Diana, Princess of Wales. We all know that Diana was an extraordinarily luminous individual, who touched the hearts and souls of billions of people, not only by radiating graciousness and charisma, but because of her unique healing energy. After her divorce from Prince Charles, Diana embarked on a journey of personal empowerment and spiritual development. To help fulfil her destiny, she actively sought out teachers, coaches and mentors, one of the most important of whom is today’s guest, who literally helped Diana find her authentic voice, so she could shape and project her message of empathy, kindness, compassio…
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Aug 25, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Scott Eyman, Golden Age of Hollywood Celebrity Biographer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Scott Eyman, Golden Age of Hollywood Celebrity Biographer
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Today’s guest, Scott Eyman, is one of America’s most respected and prodigious authors, whose books are beloved by film buffs, because he specializes in the golden age of Hollywood.
He’s written 16 highly acclaimed books, including definitive biographies of Mary Pickford, Cary Grant, John Ford, Ernst Lubitsch, Louis B. Mayer, Cecil B. DeMille, and John Wayne. He co-wrote THREE books with screen legend Robert Wagner, including his deeply moving memoir, “Pieces of My Heart: A Life”. And one of my personal favourites, is “Hank and Jim: The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart”.
His very first book, now in its 7th edition, entitled, “Flashback: A Brief History of Film”, co-authored with Louis Giannetti, became an instant classic, and is required reading at film schools everywhere.
His latest book is entitled, “20th C…
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Aug 23, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Teri Ralston, Legendary Star Of Musical Theatre
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Teri Ralston, Legendary Star Of Musical Theatre
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Today’s guest, Teri Ralston, is a legendary star of musical theatre who made her Broadway debut in COMPANY, which began a long and fruitful relationship with 2 Broadway giants: Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince.
She was then cast in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. She’s performed in or directed 11 of Stephen Sondheim’s shows, including FOLLIES, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, INTO THE WOODS, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, PUTTING IT TOGETHER, CANDIDE, GYPSY, and the unforgettable SIDE-BY-SIDE-BY-SONDHEIM, which she directed and co-starred in with Peggy Lee.
She’s worked with many of the greats in theatre history, including Onna White, Michael Bennett, Stephen Schwartz, Michael Feinstein and many others. And she’s played some of the most iconic roles, including Mama Rose in GYPSY, Mame, Sally Bowles in CABARET, Maria in THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Carrie…
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Aug 17, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Steve Binder, Legendary Producer / Director – “Elvis ’68 Comeback Special”, Author, “Elvis ’68 Comeback: The Story Behind the Special”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Steve Binder, Legendary Producer / Director – “Elvis ’68 Comeback Special”, Author, “Elvis ’68 Comeback: The Story Behind the Special”
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Today’s guest, Steve Binder, is a legendary, Emmy-award winning producer and director, who created some of the most iconic moments in American pop culture and entertainment history, in TV specials starring Petula Clark, Barry Manilow, Diana Ross, Liza Minnelli, John Denver, Patti LaBelle, Smokey Robinson, Olivia Newton-John, and many more.
But he is perhaps best known for producing and directing the spectacular 1968 Elvis Presley Comeback TV special that is widely considered to have solidified Elvis’ legacy as one of the most profound cultural icons of the 20th century.
Our guest has written a fabulous book entitled, “Elvis ’68 Comeback: The Story Behind the Special”, and if you’re an Elvis fan, this book is a MUST HAVE, because, unlike the dozens o…
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Aug 16, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews James Gavin, Author, “George Michael: A Life”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with James Gavin, Author, “George Michael: A Life”
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Today’s guest, James Gavin, is a highly respected celebrity biographer and award-winning journalist whose meticulous research, attention to detail, and exceptional, insightful storytelling, make his books fascinating, compelling and memorable.
His insightful books about some of the iconic artists in the world of popular music include, “Intimate Nights: The Golden Age of New York Cabaret”, “Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker”, “Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne”, and “Is That All There Is: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee”.
And now, he’s released his much-anticipated 5th book entitled, “George Michael: A Life”, a poignant and eye-opening biography, which has been hailed as the definitive account of the tumultuous, triumphant and yet tragic life story of one of pop music’s most troubled and enigmatic superstars.
Behind t…
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Aug 12, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Bobby Moresco, Academy Award Winning Writer / Director / Producer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Bobby Moresco, Academy Award Winning Writer / Director / Producer
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Today’s special guest, Bobby Moresco, is a highly respected, Academy award winning writer, director and producer whose body of work includes some of the greatest films in recent times.
After studying acting in New York, he created the Actor’s Gym, which operates in New York and Los Angeles, and provides a forum for developing new works for stage, film and television. He’s written and directed over 30 plays, and in 1998 he directed Colin Quinn in “An Irish Wake” on Broadway. He's created, written and produced many highly acclaimed, award-winning TV series including “Millenium”, “EZ Streets”, “Falconey”, “The Black Donnelly’s” and “100 Code”.
On the big screen, he co-wrote and produced the blockbuster movie “Crash”, which earned him and co-writer and director Paul Haggis an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.…
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Aug 10, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Tony Moore, Author of “One of a Kind: Making Things Happen”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Tony Moore, Author of “One of a Kind: Making Things Happen”
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Today’s special guest, Tony Moore, is a self-made man, whose remarkable journey from his humble beginnings and turbulent childhood in England, to a highly successful international business career, is the subject of his inspiring new book, entitled, “One of a Kind: Making Things Happen.”
Our guest never knew his father, and lost his mother at the age of 5, having met her only 3 times in his life. At the age of 8, he was ripped away from the only loving caregiver he’d ever had, his beloved foster mother whom he called “Auntie”. He was forced to live with his abusive step-father, only to be sent to an orphanage the next year. When he was finally placed in a loving home, his adoptive parents passed away, leaving him orphaned for a second time.
He ended up in a boarding school, and then completed a 5-year engineering apprenticeship, ulti…
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Aug 3, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Eric Braeden, Legendary Star of “The Young and the Restless”, Author, “I’ll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led me to America’s #1 Daytime Drama”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Eric Braeden, Legendary Star of “The Young and the Restless”, Author, “I’ll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led me to America’s #1 Daytime Drama”
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Today’s special guest, Eric Braeden, is a legendary actor, athlete and humanitarian who’s best known for playing the invincible Victor Newman for 42 years on the #1 daytime drama series of all time, “The Young & The Restless”.
He first came to our attention as Captain Hans Dietrich in “The Rat Patrol”, and as Dr. Charles Forbin in “Colossus: The Forbin Project”. And who can ever forget him as John Jacob Astor in “Titanic”, or my favourite, Reese Paxton in “The Man Who Came Back”.
In 2017 he published a highly compelling book entitled, “I’ll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led me to America’s #1 Daytime Drama.” The book chronicles his amazing journey as a youngster in postwar Germany, to his struggles…
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Aug 1, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Richard Hester, Broadway Stage Manager and Production Supervisor & Author, “HOLD PLEASE: Stage Managing a Pandemic”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Richard Hester, Broadway Stage Manager and Production Supervisor & Author, “HOLD PLEASE: Stage Managing a Pandemic”
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Today’s guest, Richard Hester, is a highly respected stage manager and production supervisor for Broadway shows and touring productions throughout the world.
He’s worked on many shows including “Wicked”, “Cabaret”, “Phantom of the Opera”, “Annie Get Your Gun”, “Gypsy”, “West Side Story”, and many more. For MANY years he’s been the international production supervisor for “Jersey Boys”. He travels on the road with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin on their concert tours. And for over 20 years, he’s been one of the lead producers of the “Broadway Barks” animal shelter adoption event with Bernadette Peters, that’s held every summer in New York City.
When the pandemic hit in March 2020, the entire entertainment industry abruptly and indefinitely came to a…
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Jul 28, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Donna McKechnie, Legendary Broadway Star & Author of “Time Steps: My Musical Comedy Life”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Donna McKechnie, Legendary Broadway Star & Author of “Time Steps: My Musical Comedy Life”
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Today’s special guest, Donna McKechnie, is a legendary star who exemplifies the meaning of the phrase “triple threat”, because she dances, acts and sings with equal perfection.
She is regarded internationally as one of Broadway’s foremost singing and dancing leading ladies, who will forever be remembered and adored for creating the iconic role of “Cassie” in “A Chorus Line”, earning her a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, as well as a Drama Desk Award and a Theatre World Special Award. She’s also starred on Broadway in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”, “The Education of Hyman Kaplan”, “On the Town”, “Promises, Promises”, “Company”, “The Visit”, “State Fair”, for which she won the Fred Astaire Award for Best Female Dancer, and a Drama Desk Award…
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Jul 19, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Charles Rosenay, Author of “The Book of Top 10 Horror Lists”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Charles Rosenay, Author of “The Book of Top 10 Horror Lists”
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If you like scary movies, then today’s show will be right up your alley.
Our guest, Charles Rosenay, is widely considered to be THE expert in horror movies. From a young age, he became obsessed with monster movies, and he’s spent most of his career enjoying, celebrating, and appearing in them.
He’s a frequent guest at horror conventions and conducts the hugely popular annual “Dracula Tours to Transylvania” as well as Ghost Tours to notoriously haunted locations throughout the world.
He’s been featured on the Travel Channel, the Discovery Channel and the BBC. And, as an actor, he’s appeared in many horror movies including “Pink Eye”, “The Sadist”, “Dead Survivors”, “The Confessional”, “The Zombie Chronicles” and many more.
Last year, he released a delightful book entitled, “The Book of Top Ten Horror Lists…
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Jul 18, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Steve Chain, Author of , “Fly By Night: The Secret Story of Steven Spielberg, Warner Brothers and the Twilight Zone Deaths”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Steve Chain, Author of , “Fly By Night: The Secret Story of Steven Spielberg, Warner Brothers and the Twilight Zone Deaths”
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Today’s guest, Steve Chain, has written a fascinating and compelling book about an event that is widely considered to be the greatest tragedy to have ever occurred on the set of a Hollywood movie.
On July 23, 1982, during the filming of a key final scene in “Twilight Zone: The Movie”, veteran actor Vic Morrow and 2 young children were instantly killed, when a helicopter hovering above them crashed as a result of pyrotechnic special effect explosions. It was the first time in Hollywood history that actors were killed on a movie set.
Our guest’s book is entitled, “Fly By Night: The Secret Story of Steven Spielberg, Warner Brothers and the Twilight Zone Deaths”, and it reads like a mystery detective novel, where, piece by piece, the puzzle of what actually happened is put…
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Jul 14, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Rich Little, Legendary Impressionist, “The Man of a Thousand Voices”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Rich Little, Legendary Impressionist, “The Man of a Thousand Voices”
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Today’s special guest, Rich Little, is an iconic star who’s been entertaining us for over 60 years with his incredibly accurate impersonations of celebrities and politicians. He’s dazzled us with his uncanny ability to channel everyone from Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne to Cary Grant, Jack Nicholson, Truman Capote, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clint Eastwood, and dozens more - even Dr. Ruth, Carol Channing, Julia Child and Kermit the Frog.
He’s perfected the voices of every US president since President Kennedy, and last year, he got rave reviews for his astounding portrayal on the New York stage of Richard Nixon, in George Bugatti’s brilliant play, “Trial on the Potomac — The Impeachment of Richard Nixon”.
Our guest has appeared on hundreds of TV shows including Jackie Gleason, Dean Martin, Carol Burnett, Laugh-in, The Lucy Sh…
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Jul 13, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Patricia Grayhall, Author, “Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Patricia Grayhall, Author, “Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine”
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Today’s guest is Patricia Grayhall, who has written a poignant, insightful and sometimes heart wrenching memoir, chronicling her journey in the 60’s and 70’s, studying and training to be a doctor, and coming out as a lesbian, at a time when society disapproved of both for a woman.
Her book is entitled, “Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine”, and it’s a frank and very personal coming of age story, of her battle against rampant sexism in a male-dominated profession, while at the same time, striving to find an enduring, loving relationship during the free-wheeling sexual revolution and feminism of the 1970’s.
Our guest graduated in 1975 from the University of Utah medical school. She got the highest score in her class in the medical licensing exam. She was the only female intern at the Boston U…
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Jul 12, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Loretta Swit, Legendary Actress, Artist and Animal Welfare Activist
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Loretta Swit, Legendary Actress, Artist and Animal Welfare Activist
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Today’s special guest is Loretta Swit, legendary actress, artist, humanitarian and animal welfare activist who rose to international acclaim for her iconic portrayal of quick-witted, sensuous, and yet sensitive Major Margaret “Hotlips” Houlihan for 11 seasons on the most honoured television series of all time, MASH, for which she won 2 Emmy awards.
She’s also known for her performances on stage in “The Odd Couple”, “Same Time Next Year”, “Mame”, “Shirley Valentine”, “The Vagina Monologues” and many more. She starred in many TV movies including “Hell Hath No Fury”, “The Hostage Heart”, “Mirror Mirror”, “A Killer Among Friends”, THREE Christmas movies, and my all-time favourite, “The Execution”. Her wildlife series, “Those Incredible Animals”, was shown twice weekly on the Discovery Channel f…
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Jul 11, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Alex Liu, Filmmaker, “A Sexplanation”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Alex Liu, Filmmaker, “A Sexplanation”
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Today’s special guest is Alex Liu, a filmmaker who has written, produced, directed and starred in a refreshingly innovative documentary film entitled “A Sexplanation”.
At the age of 36, he decided to go on a quest to explore the hard truths behind America’s inadequate and antiquated approach to sex education, which leaves us uninformed, and which can often lead to emotional distress, and even feelings of shame. This fascinating, insightful and humorous film takes us on a unique journey, and features provocative conversations with psychologists, sex researchers, educators —and yes, even a priest. This film is not only about one man’s evolution from a shame-filled past to a happier, healthier, and sexier future. It’s ultimately about the universal search for love, connection, and family acceptance.
This terrific movie has won 9 film festival awards. And…
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Jul 7, 2022
I Am Yours (Harriet Schock)
Several weeks ago, we featured multi-platinum singer songwriter Harriet Schock on our show. If you’ve listened to any of Harriet’s songs, you know that she has an uncanny ability to touch the soul with her beautiful melodies and profoundly moving lyrics.
https://harrietschock.com/?ms_song=i-am-yours
When Harriet learned of my personal struggles after coming out to my parents at the age of 19, then being ejected from my home, having to get myself through law school by doing odd jobs, and then working my way up to the top of my profession, being appointed Canada’s first openly gay judge, she decided to honour me by writing a song based on my life.
As you’re about to hear, this is an intensely personal and emotional song, that speaks not only to my parents, but to the parents of any child who felt unloved, rejected or disapproved of. Its message is universal. I’m extremely honoured and proud to present the brilliant Harriet Schock, performing her brand new song, “I am Yours…
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Jul 6, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Alan Mercer, Photographer to the Stars
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Alan Mercer, Photographer to the Stars
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Today’s special guest is Alan Mercer, one of the most successful and high profile celebrity photographers in America.
He is regularly called upon by the biggest names in music, film and television, to photograph them for iconic magazine, book and album covers, as well as movie posters, billboards, and TV documentaries. He’s photographed everyone from Steven Spielberg and Rita Moreno to Carol Channing, Mamie Van Doren, Phyllis Diller, Smokey Robinson, Etta James, Greg Allman, George Jones, Ricky Martin, Jane Lynch and so many more.
And if you look at any of his celebrity portraits, you’ll immediately see the reason for his tremendous popularity. He has an uncanny and rather astonishing ability to capture not only his subject’s charisma, but to actually penetrate their personalities and even their souls. His photographs are PURE MAGIC.
And if that weren’t enou…
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Jul 5, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews John Edward, Renowned Psychic Medium and Author
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with John Edward, Renowned Psychic Medium and Author
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Today’s special guest is John Edward, widely considered to be the foremost psychic medium in the world.
For 37 years, he’s brought insight, healing and peace of mind to thousands of people who were able to connect and communicate with departed loved ones, thanks to his unique and powerful psychic abilities. He’s a best selling author of many books, including “One Last Time”, “After Life”, “Final Beginnings”, “Crossing Over: The Stories Behind the Stories”, “Infinite Quest”, “Practical Praying”, “Fallen Masters”, and of course, “What If God Were the Sun”, which was also made into a TV movie.
He hosted his own hugely successful, internationally syndicated TV shows: “Crossing Over with John Edward”, and “John Edward Cross Country”. He’s also appeared on many TV shows including “Larry King Live”, “Oprah”, “…
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Jun 27, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Billy Gilman, Award-Winning, Double Platinum Recording Artist
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Billy Gilman, Award-Winning, Double Platinum Recording Artist
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Today’s special guest is Billy Gilman, award-winning singer and double-platinum recording artist, who’s been thrilling audiences with his strong, crystal clear, perfect pitch voice, since he first burst onto the music scene at the age of 11, with his massive debut hit song, “One Voice”.
He was the youngest artist to ever reach #1 on the Billboard Top Country Album charts. And he was one of the youngest artists EVER to be nominated for a Grammy award, AND the youngest artist to win an American Music Award for Favourite Country New Artist. Following the success of “One Voice”, he’s had numerous hit songs, including “Oklahoma”, “There’s a Hero”, “Wishing You Were Here”, “Soldier” and “Say You Will”.
In 2016, he once again ascended to international acclaim, when he competed in Season 11 of NBC’s blockbuster TV sh…
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Jun 23, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews the Producer / Director of “Kaye Ballard – The Show Goes On…”, Dan Wingate
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Dan Wingate, Producer / Director, “Kaye Ballard – The Show Goes On…”
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Today’s special guest is Dan Wingate, Producer and Director of the documentary, “Kaye Ballard: The Show Goes On…”
Today’s show is all about the beloved and multi-talented actress, singer and comedienne, Kaye Ballard. Most people remember her bombastic, vivacious personality from TV shows like “The Perry Como Show”, “The Doris Day Show”, “The Lucy Show”, “The Mothers in Law”, “Hollywood Squares”, and her hundreds of appearances on every talk show from Jack Paar to Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas.
But if you think you knew Kaye Ballard’s work, or the extent of her talent, think again. Her incredible versatility was nothing short of jaw-dropping. In a career spanning EIGHT DECADES, Kaye Ballard LITERALLY did it all, from big bands to Broadway, radio to recordings, television to the big scre…
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Jun 20, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Gary Lewis, Rock and Roll Legend, Founder and Lead Singer of “Gary Lewis and the Playboys”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Gary Lewis, Rock and Roll Legend, Founder and Lead Singer of “Gary Lewis and the Playboys”
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Today’s special guest is the lead singer of one of the most popular and successful rock and roll bands in pop music history, “Gary Lewis and the Playboys”.
He’s the son of Jerry Lewis and singer Patti Palmer. His mother, who was performing at the time with the Ted Fio Rito Orchestra, intended to name him after her favorite actor, Cary Grant, but her son became "Gary" as the result of a clerical error.
He received a set of drums as a gift for his 15th birthday in 1960 and when he was 18, formed the band "Gary and the Playboys" with four friends. Joking at the lateness of bandmates to practice, Lewis referred to them as "playboys", and the name stuck.
Their many hit songs, including “This Diamond Ring”, “Count me In”, “Save Your Heart for Me”, “Everybody Loves a Clown”, “She’s Just my St…
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Jun 15, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Candy Spelling, Multi-Tony Award Winning Producer, Author and Philanthropist
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Candy Spelling, Multi-Tony Award Winning Producer, Author and Philanthropist
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Today’s special guest is a woman who truly exemplifies the terms self-motivation, self-reinvention, self-affirmation and ultimately, what it means to make a real difference in the world.
For 38 years she was simply known as the wife of the most prolific writer and producer in television history, Aaron Spelling, who ran Hollywood’s largest and most successful production company. He brought us such iconic TV shows as “The Mod Squad”, “Starsky & Hutch”, “Charlie’s Angels”, “Fantasy Island”, “The Love Boat”, “Dynasty”, “Beverly Hills 90210”, and many more. As the wife of one of Hollywood’s most powerful executives, our guest’s entire identity was wrapped up in being his collaborator, cheerleader, executive assistant, housekeeper, trophy wife, companion and support – not to mention, a very involved…
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Jun 7, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Melba Moore, Legendary Singer, Actress and Recording Artist
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Melba Moore, Legendary Singer, Actress and Recording Artist
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Today’s guest is Melba Moore, the iconic, award-winning music superstar who’s been dazzling audiences with her incredibly beautiful and soulful 5-octave voice since she burst on the scene in the late 60s in the original cast of the Broadway musical, “Hair”.
She then was one of the first Black women to win a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, for her performance in “Purlie”. She’s hosted 2 television variety shows and appeared in hit movies like “All Dogs Go to Heaven” and “The Fighting Temptations”. She was the first African American woman to play “Fantine” on Broadway in “Les Miserables”. But ultimately, it’s her FABULOUS voice that earned her THREE Grammy nominations and made her a music legend in songs like “Lean On Me," “This Is It," “You Stepped Into My Life," “Read My Lips”, "Love's Comin' At Ya…
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Jun 3, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Harriet Schock, Multi-Award Winning Singer / Songwriter
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Harriet Schock, Multi-Award Winning Singer / Songwriter
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Today’s guest is Harriet Schock, a renowned, multi-award winning singer / songwriter and multi-platinum recording artist and performer, whose haunting melodies and introspective lyrics have delivered some of the most beloved songs in popular music. Songs like “Hollywood Town”, which was recorded by Manfred Mann. And “First Time on a Ferris Wheel”, the signature song for Carl Anderson. And “Ain’t No Way to Treat a Lady”, which scored a top 10 hit AND a Grammy nomination for Helen Reddy. And I can’t resist mentioning her first recorded composition, “That’s the Way It is With You”, the 1973 hit song recorded by The Partridge Family.
As a vocalist, singing her own emotionally moving ballads with her crystal clear voice, this brilliant artist has recorded 7 highly acclaimed albums, including “Hollywood Town”, “Rosebud”, “Ame…
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Jun 1, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Mark Sendroff, Superstar Entertainment “Lawyer to the Stars”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Mark Sendroff, Superstar Entertainment “Lawyer to the Stars”
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It’s often said that show business is 10% “show” and 90% “business”. So lawyers play a HUGE role in the entertainment industry.
Today’s guest is Mark Sendroff, one of the most respected and accomplished entertainment lawyers in America.
He's commonly referred to as “the lawyer to the stars”, because his client list is a veritable who’s who in the world of theatre, film, television and music, including Linda Lavin, Frank Langella, Lucie Arnaz, Bob Mackie, Marc Shaiman, AND some of the giants in the business who are no longer with us, including Bette Davis, Rosemary Clooney, Rex Harrison, Barbara Cook and so many more. He represents writers, directors, musicians and choreographers of such Broadway shows as “Kinky Boots”, “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”, “Hairspray”, “Rock of Ages”, “The Full Monty”, “…
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May 30, 2022
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Lucie Arnaz, Star of Stage, Screen, TV, Recording and Concert Artist, Daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Lucie Arnaz, Star of Stage, Screen, TV, Recording and Concert Artist, Daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
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Today’s special guest, Lucie Arnaz, first appeared as Kim Carter, on her legendary mother’s wonderful TV show, “Here’s Lucy”. For 6 seasons, she was America’s favourite teenager, singing and dancing not only with her fabulous Mom, Lucille Ball, and her brother, Desi Arnaz Jr., but with everyone from Ginger Rogers to Wayne Newton to Donny Osmond.
On the big screen, she won a Golden Globe nomination for her performance opposite Neil Diamond and Sir Lawrence Olivier in “The Jazz Singer”. She also co-starred in “Billy Jack Goes to Washington”, “Second Thoughts”, “Down to You”, “Wild Seven”, and the thought-provoking and multi-award winning film, “Smoking Non-Smoking”. She starred in numerous TV movies including “Who Killed The Black Dahlia?”, “Washington Mistress…
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May 27, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Shane Stanley, Award-Winning Producer/Director of “Double Threat” and many other films
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Shane Stanley, Award-Winning Producer/Director of “Double Threat” and many other films
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Today we’re welcoming back Shane Stanley, a multi-award winning and highly respected filmmaker who first came to international attention at the age of 16 when he won his first Emmy Award. Last time he was here, we talked about his blockbuster hit movie “Gridiron Gang”, and his more recent movies including, “My Trip Back to the Dark Side”, “Mistrust”, “The Untold Story” and “Break Even”.
We also discussed his superb book entitled, “What You Don’t Learn in Film School: A Complete Guide to Independent Filmmaking” – which I said then, and I’m telling you again now, is a must-read for ANYONE who aspires to achieve success in ANY field.
Today, we’re here to talk about our guest’s much-anticipated BRAND NEW movie entitled, “Double Threat”. It’s a highly entertaining action comedy thr…
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May 26, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Rick Marcelli & Robin Bragg-Marcelli, Authors, “Hide Your Love Away: An Intimate Story of Brian Epstein as Told by Larry Stanton”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Rick Marcelli & Robin Bragg-Marcelli, Authors, “Hide Your Love Away: An Intimate Story of Brian Epstein as Told by Larry Stanton”
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Today’s show is about one of the most brilliant, successful, and yet enigmatic and tragic figures in the history of show business: Brian Epstein, the man responsible for the phenomenal success of the world’s greatest rock and roll band: the Beatles.
Brian Epstein was by far the most important and successful music artist manager of his time, and he ran a rock and roll empire. But what the public didn’t know, is that he was a tormented, lonely, emotionally fragile gay man desperately trying to hide his secret personal life, and to cope with the constant threat of gay bashing, blackmail, extortion, and even criminal prosecution – because homosexuality was a serious criminal offence back then. Brian Epstein died in 1967 of a drug overdose at the age of 32. And there’s be…
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May 26, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Legendary Actor, Producer and Author, Robert Wagner
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Legendary Actor, Producer and Author, Robert Wagner
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Robert Wagner is one of the most popular and successful stars in the entertainment industry, boasting three hit television series and an impressive list of both feature and television films. He has acted in over 100 films and made hundreds of television appearances in his 70+ year career.
As a young man under contract to 20th Century Fox, Robert Wagner was cast by Darryl F. Zanuck in With a Song in My Heart. Although the part lasted a scant minute, his performance as a crippled soldier responding to the song of Susan Hayward’s Jane Froman brought immediate public reaction to the studio. Spencer Tracy saw his performance in Beneath the Twelve Mile Reef and requested Wagner for the role of his son in Broken Lance. Tracy was so impressed with Wagner, he cast him again as his brother in The Mountain. A small sample of Wagner’s numerous film credits includes…
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May 19, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Eduardo Goncalves, Founder of The Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting, Conservationist, Activist and Author
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Eduardo Goncalves, Founder of The Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting, Conservationist, Activist and Author
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Did you know that, every 3 minutes, a defenceless animal is killed by a trophy hunter?
Last year we featured filmmakers Lynn Santer and James Ganiere to discuss their award-winning film, “Land of the Free: In the Shadows”, which exposes the horrors and monstrosity of the so-called “sport” of trophy hunting of endangered species.
Today’s special guest is Eduardo Goncalves, the world’s foremost expert, author and advocate in the battle to ban this barbaric “recreational activity” engaged in by the super rich.
In 2018, he established an organization called “The Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting”. He rapidly made trophy hunting the biggest animal welfare and conservation issue in Britain. His investigations have exposed how some of the world’s most endangered species are being cruelly kille…
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May 18, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Renowned Actor/Writer, Jim Piddock, Author of “Caught With My Pants Down and Other Tales from a Life in Hollywood”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Renowned Actor/Writer, Jim Piddock, Author of “Caught With My Pants Down and Other Tales from a Life in Hollywood”
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Today’s special guest is Jim Piddock, a hardworking and popular actor who’s instantly recognizable from his performances in such memorable movies as “Independence Day”, “Lethal Weapon 2”, “The Prestige”, “Kill Your Friends”, “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger”, and “The 5-Year Engagement”.
And who can ever forget him as the straight-laced British commentator working opposite Fred Willard in Christopher Guest’s brilliant film, “Best in Show”? He also starred in several Broadway shows including “Present Laughter”, “Design for Living” and the original production of “Noises Off”. And he’s appeared in dozens of TV shows including “Mad About You”, “The Drew Carey Show”, “Lost”, “Two and a Half Men”, “Friends”, “ER”, “Modern…
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May 12, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Melissa Manchester, Legendary Singer / Songwriter
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Melissa Manchester, Legendary Singer / Songwriter
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Today’s special guest is one of the greatest singer-songwriters and performers of our time. Melissa Manchester started out in 1971 as one of the “Staggering Harlettes”, the backup group to Bette Midler. But soon after launching her tremendously successful solo career, she had her first top 10 hit, "Midnight Blue".
A quick succession of hit songs followed, including “Come in From the Rain”, “Whenever I Call You Friend”, “Don’t Cry Out Loud”, which earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Performance, and “Through the Eyes of Love” and “I’ll Never Say Goodbye”, which BOTH got Academy Award nominations in the same year, and “You Should Hear How She Talks About You”, which won her a Grammy for Best Pop Female Performance, AND her wonderful version of Dionne Warwick's classic, "Walk on By". And I can’t resist mentionin…
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May 11, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Giedrė Žickytė, Lithuanian Filmmaker and Director of “The Jump”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Giedrė Žickytė, Lithuanian Filmmaker and Director of “The Jump”
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Today’s guest is Giedre Zickyte, a highly acclaimed filmmaker from Lithuania whose latest film, entitled “The Jump”, chronicles one of the Cold War's most complex and suspenseful episodes.
On November 23, 1970, a Lithuanian seaman by the name of Simas Kudirka, jumped from a Soviet fishing vessel that was anchored just off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, onto the US Coast Guard ship “Vigilant”, desperately seeking political asylum. The US Coast Guard, however, returned him to the Soviets, who convicted him of treason and sentenced him to 10 years in a concentration camp. This incident, commonly referred to as the US Coast Guard’s “Day of Shame”, is widely considered to be one of the biggest political blunders of the Cold War. And it set off a series of protests throughout the United States and marked the beginning of a lo…
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May 2, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Danielle Larracuente, Actress from “This Is Us” and “Bosch: Legacy”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Danielle Larracuente, Actress from “This Is Us” and “Bosch: Legacy”
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Today’s guest is a hardworking actress who is rapidly on her way to becoming a household name because of her recurring roles in TWO highly successful TV series which will be airing this year. In the final season of “This is Us”, she plays Mandy Moore’s faithful nurse Laila, who helps her and the family through the ordeal of dementia. And, starting May 6th, you can see her in the highly anticipated sequel to the wildly popular Amazon crime drama “Bosch”, which ran for 7 seasons and concluded last summer. In this new series, called “Bosch: Legacy”, our guest plays a rookie police officer named Paulina Calderon.
You may also recognize her from a number of other TV shows, including “ER”, “Without a Trace”, “Vida”, “NCIS”, “Good Trouble” and “iCarly”. And she was very memorable in the role of “Lau…
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Apr 26, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews the daughter of Tammy Wynette and George Jones, Georgette Jones, Singer, Songwriter and Author of "The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George"
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with the daughter of Tammy Wynette and George Jones, Georgette Jones, Singer, Songwriter and Author of "The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George"
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Today’s special guest is Country Music ROYALTY. She’s the only child of the legendary superstars Tammy Wynette and George Jones.
She's been singing on stage since she was 3 years old. And at the age of 10, she recorded her first duet with her father entitled, "Daddy Come Home". After working as a nurse for 17 years and raising her children, she resumed her music career, starting with her second duet with her father entitled, "You and Me and Time".
She’s a highly successful singer songwriter and concert performer, whose albums include “Slightly Used Woman”, “Strong Enough to Cry”, “This is Christmas”, “Till I Can Make it on my Own”, and “Skin”.
In 2011, she wrote an extremely poignant book entitled, "The Three of Us: Growing Up with T…
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Apr 19, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Blanca Blanco, Actress, Model and Author of “Breaking the Mold”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Blanca Blanco, Actress, Model and Author of “Breaking the Mold”
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Today’s guest is an actress, model and fashion icon whose personal journey from her humble beginnings to international success, has been remarkable, to say the least.
Although she was born in California, her family moved back to Mexico when she was 3 years old, and they didn’t come back to the United States until she was nine. She endured poverty, racism, abuse and trauma, but through her intelligence, resilience, perseverance, and incredible hard work, she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and a Master’s of Social Work.
Since 2008, she’s been taking Hollywood by storm, in movies like “Dark Reel”, “Crimes of the Mind”, “Anatomy of Deception”, “Defending Santa”, “Beverly Hills Christmas”, “Mission Possible”, “Teen Star Academy”, “Betrayed” and “Eye for Eye”. And she’s probably bes…
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Apr 13, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Patti Davis, Author of “Floating in the Deep End: How Caregivers Can See Beyond Alzheimer's”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Patti Davis, Author of “Floating in the Deep End: How Caregivers Can See Beyond Alzheimer's”
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Today’s special guest came to international attention first as an engaging movie and TV star, and then as the refreshingly outspoken daughter of President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan.
Then, starting in 1986, she emerged as one of the most thoughtful, versatile and prolific authors in America. Her novels, like “Home Front”, “A House of Secrets”, “Bondage”, “Till Human Voices Wake Us” and “The Earth Breaks in Colors”, envelop us in a fusion of her own life experiences, world view, and insights into the human spirit. But she’s probably best known for her frank, candid and deeply personal books, “The Way I See It”, “Angels Don’t Die: My Father’s Gift of Faith”, and “The Long Goodbye: Memories of My Father”, that allowed us to get to know and understand her and her family.
S…
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Mar 28, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Alexis Hunter, Author of “JOI LANSING - A BODY TO DIE FOR - A Love Story”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Alexis Hunter, Author of “JOI LANSING - A BODY TO DIE FOR - A Love Story”
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Today we’re celebrating one of Hollywood’s most popular buxom blonde bombshells of the 50s and 60s: Joi Lansing.
She was often referred to as “the Marilyn Monroe of television”, because of her beauty, sparkling personality, and her musical and comedic talent. She appeared in classic movies including “Easter Parade”, “Singin’ in the Rain”, “Touch of Evil”, “Marriage on the Rocks”, “Queen of Outer Space” and “Bigfoot”. On TV, she appeared in “I Love Lucy”, “The Jack Benny Show”, “Perry Mason”, “Maverick”, and she had recurring roles on “The Bob Cummings Show” and “The Beverly Hillbillies”. And if you’re a fan of the “Superman” TV show, Joi Lansing’s character was the one who beat out Lois Lane, to marry Superman, in the 1958 episode entitled, “Superman’s Wife”. S…
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Mar 21, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Michael Learned, Emmy Award Winning Actress & Star of “The Waltons”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Michael Learned, Emmy Award Winning Actress and Star of “The Waltons”
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Today's special guest is a lady who first won our hearts as the exemplary wife and mother, Olivia Walton on the long running iconic TV series, “The Waltons”, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year.
Michael Learned then went on to play Nurse Mary Benjamin on the popular TV show, “Nurse”, winning a total of 4 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a drama series, which is the HIGHEST number of Emmys any actor has EVER won. She was also nominated for 4 Golden Globe awards for her work on “The Waltons”. AND she’s helped to keep the legacy of “The Waltons” alive by appearing in numerous “Walton” reunion movies including “A Decade of the Waltons”, “Mother’s Day on Waltons Mountain”, “A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion”, “A Walton Wedding”, and “A Walton Easter”. You’ve also seen her…
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Mar 21, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews David Van Deusen, Producer, “The Dick Van Dyke Show: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with David Van Deusen, Producer, “The Dick Van Dyke Show: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary”
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Today, we’re celebrating one of the greatest television sitcoms of all time: “The Dick van Dyke Show” with David Van Deusen, the show’s number 1 fan.
The show ran for 5 seasons, from 1961 to 1966, with 158 episodes. And it won 15 Emmy Awards. In 2002, the series was ranked at number 13 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. Last year, 2021, marked the 60th anniversary of this legendary show, as well as Dick van Dyke’s 96th birthday.
Our guest can easily be considered He’s the editor and publisher of “The Walnut Times”, the Dick Van Dyke Show newsletter, which he published for 20 years. He recently completed a fully authorized, feature length documentary entitled, “The Dick Van Dyke Show: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary”.
This beautifully produced and comprehensive documentary includes ar…
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Mar 16, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Kate Jenkinson, Australian Actress, Star of “Wentworth” and “Amazing Grace”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Jenkinson, Australian Actress, Star of “Wentworth” and “Amazing Grace”
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Today’s guest is a highly respected and popular Australian actress who became a household name throughout the world because of her unforgettable portrayal of inmate Allie Novak on the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning smash hit TV show “Wentworth”.
She also co-starred with her friend Rebel Wilson in THREE popular comedy series, “The Wedge”, “Bogan Pride” and the American sitcom, “Super Fun Night”. Her versatility as an actress has enabled her to play a wide variety of memorable characters including “Wendy Pierce” in “Killing Time”, “Antoinette Montebello” in “The Straits”, “Kate Reid” in “Offspring”, “Carol” in “The Ex-PM”, “Tara” in “Doctor Doctor”, “Grace Cresswell” in “Amazing Grace”, and “Melanie Best” in “Five Bedrooms”. She punctuates her pe…
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Mar 14, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Butch Patrick, Eddie Munster from “The Munsters”, TV and Movie Star
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with the Butch Patrick, Eddie Munster from “The Munsters”, TV and Movie Star
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Today’s guest is a part of classic television history.
He played everyone’s favourite werewolf child, Eddie Munster, on the hit TV show “The Munsters”. In 70 episodes, and in the hit movie “Munster Go Home”, our guest frolicked on the screen with legendary actors Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo and Al Lewis, portraying a family of loveable Transylvanian Americans somewhere in suburbia. The popularity of “The Munsters” has only increased throughout the decades, thanks to syndication on numerous TV channels.
After “The Munsters”, our guest went on to star in the highly popular classic Saturday morning children’s show, “Lidsville”. He also starred in 2 Disney movies and was a regular on “My Three Sons” as Ernie Douglas’ best friend Gordon.
He guest starred in numerous TV shows including “I Dream of Jeanni…
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Mar 12, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews the Cousins Gibb, Family of the BeeGees, Singers/Songwriters
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with the Cousins Gibb, Family of the BeeGees, Singers/Songwriters
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Today’s guests are music stars and cousins, with a legendary pedigree.
Nick Endacott-Gibb was adopted at an early age, but in 2019, following a 10-year search to find his biological parents, Nick traced his birth mother, and discovered that his father is Maurice Gibb of The Bee Gees – and this has been confirmed with DNA. Music has always been Nick's passion, and over the years he has written his own songs, and produced, recorded and performed with many top British artists, and with his band, "The Speak".
His cousin is Debora McLane, whose mother, Leslie, is the sister of Bee Gees Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb. Blessed with an expressive and versatile voice, she has spent many years as a vocalist and performer.
After Nick and Debora connected, they formed a music duo, “Cousins Gibb”. Their first single - a tribute to their legendary famil…
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Mar 10, 2022
Harvey Brownstone with Kiki Ebsen, Daughter - Buddy Ebsen, Singer/Songwriter, Musician, Humanitarian
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Kiki Ebsen, Daughter of Buddy Ebsen, Singer/Songwriter, Musician, Humanitarian
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Today’s guest is not only the daughter of one of the most popular, beloved and iconic Hollywood stars. She’s also a highly successful singer, songwriter, musician and recording artist.
Her father was the legendary actor and song and dance man, Buddy Ebsen, whose amazing career spanned 7 decades. In movies, he did everything from dancing with Shirley Temple in “Captain January” and with Judy Garland in “Broadway Melody of 1938”, to playing Audrey Hepburn’s husband in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. But he’s best remembered for playing Jed Clampett on “The Beverly Hillbillies”, and later, as the star of the TV detective drama, “Barnaby Jones”, and as Lee Horsley’s father in “Matt Houston”.
His daughter, the multi-talented Kiki Ebsen, has toured as a keyboard player and vocalist with some of the greats…
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Mar 9, 2022
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Eli Zavala, Actress, Producer and Advocate
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Eli Zavala, Actress, Producer and Advocate
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Today’s guest is an actress and producer, who’s rapidly making a name for herself not only in her movies, but in her advocacy. She gave up a promising legal career in her native Mexico to pursue her true passion, a career in the film industry. She’s appeared on TV in a number of shows including “Glam Girls”, “The Crone”, and “In New York”.
Her movie performances include “Fated Echos”, “The Vice of Water”, “Salvation”, and the award-winning “Still the Earth Moves”, which she also produced, and which was named by the British Film Institute as one of the best films of 2017. Her highly anticipated new film, “El Carrito”, is about to be featured at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 12 and 16, with a special online screening on March 13. Our guest is a creative executive at Splinter Pictures, a New York based film producti…
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Mar 7, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Jerry London, Legendary Director/Producer, Author “From I Love Lucy to Shogun…and Beyond: Tales from the Other Side of the Camera”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Jerry London, Legendary Director/Producer, Author “From I Love Lucy to Shogun…and Beyond: Tales from the Other Side of the Camera”
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Today’s special guest is an internationally renowned director and producer whose prolific body of work connected him to some of the most highly acclaimed TV shows and mini-series of all time.
He worked on iconic shows like “I Love Lucy”, “Hogan’s Heroes”, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, “The Bob Newhart Show”, “Kojak”, “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”, and many more. He directed ground breaking mini-series including “Shogun”, “Wheels”, “The Scarlet and the Black”, “Ellis Island” and “Chiefs”, to name only a few. He’s worked with legendary stars including Bette Davis, Gregory Peck, Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Richard Burton, Christopher Plummer, Sir John Gielgud, and even Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson. He’s directed over 30 Oscar winn…
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Mar 4, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Kevin Spirtas, Star of “Days of Our Lives” and “After Forever”, Singer, Writer and Producer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Kevin Spirtas, Star of “Days of Our Lives” and “After Forever”, Singer, Writer and Producer
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Today’s guest exemplifies the word “multi-talented”.
He’s literally done it all: Broadway, movies, television, and web programming. You’ve seen him on the big screen in hit movies including “Friday the 13th - Part VII: The New Blood”, “The Hills Have Eyes Part II”, “Apt Pupil”, and “Daredevil”. On TV, he starred as Tom Gallagher in “Rituals”, and as Tim Burke on “Valley of the Dolls”, and as Jonas Chamberlain on “One Life to Live”. But he’s most recognized around the world as the dashing heartthrob, Dr. Craig Wesley from NBCs daytime drama, “Days of Our Lives”. But there’s so much more to this man. At the age of 18, he was already appearing on Broadway in “A Chorus Line”, followed by “Meet Me in St. Louis”. And he’s appeared on stage in numerous shows inc…
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Feb 24, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Angela Cartwright, Actress, “Make Room For Daddy, “The Sound of Music”, “Lost In Space”, Author and Artist
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Angela Cartwright, Actress, “Make Room For Daddy, “The Sound of Music”, “Lost In Space”, Author and Artist
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ANGELA CARTWRIGHT...artist, actress, author, photographer, designer, curator, collaborator, instructor, traveler, webmaster, wife, mother, and grandmother, not always in that order...
Born in Cheshire, England Angela moved with her family to Los Angeles, California and started her acting career at the age of 3 playing Paul Newman’s daughter in the movie Somebody Up There Likes Me. At the tender age of four Angela was cast to play Linda Williams for 7 years on the hit television series The Danny Thomas Show as Danny’s daughter.
Angela was then cast as Brigitta von Trapp in the legendary film The Sound of Music. Shortly after she was offered the role of Penny Robinson the iconic television show, Lost in Space. Angela has guest starred in numerous television shows, commercials and movies ove…
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Feb 24, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Marie Henein, Renowned Criminal Lawyer and Author “Nothing But The Truth: A Memoir”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Marie Henein, Renowned Criminal Lawyer and Author “Nothing But The Truth: A Memoir”
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Ms. Henein’s experience includes a wide range of criminal, quasi-criminal and regulatory litigation – as well as select civil litigation – representing individual, corporate and institutional clients both at the trial and appellate level. Ms. Henein has argued at all levels of court, frequently including the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Ms. Henein has been counsel on numerous high profile cases.
Ms. Henein received her LL.B. in 1989 from Osgoode Hall Law School and her Masters in Law from Columbia University in 1991. She is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Criminal Law. Ms. Henein is the Past President of The Advocates’ Society (2010-2011), a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Law Commission o…
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Feb 22, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Anna Hindman, Actress, Writer, Singer / Songwriter, LGBTQ+ Advocate
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Anna Hindman, Actress, Writer, Singer / Songwriter, LGBTQ+ Advocate
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Today’s guest is a young actress, writer and activist whose breakout role in the new film, “American Siege” co-starring Bruce Willis, has catapulted her into international stardom. She began her acting career at the age of 6 and has steadily proven that she can do it all. After graduating from the Musical Theatre program at Western Connecticut State University, she became a middle school teacher; she wrote, produced and starred in a short film entitled, “Breadwinner”; she starred in another short film called “Reinvention: In the Beginning”.
Along with acting, Anna is a singer/songwriter, with songs available on all streaming platforms she recorded her first single, called “Dislove”, and of course, as I mentioned, she co-starred in a major motion picture, “American Siege”. She’s busy writing and developing new film pro…
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Feb 19, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Daughter of Screen Legend Errol Flynn, Rory Flynn, Author “The Baron of Mulholland: A Daughter Remembers Errol Flynn”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Daughter of Screen Legend Errol Flynn, Rory Flynn, Author “The Baron of Mulholland: A Daughter Remembers Errol Flynn”
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Today’s guest is the daughter of one of the greatest screen actors of all time: Errol Flynn.
In legendary films like “The Adventures of Robin Hood”, “Captain Blood”, “The Charge of the Light Brigade”, “The Dawn Patrol”, and “The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex”, Errol Flynn has dazzled and mesmerized movie audiences for decades. In fact, many film lovers believe that he was the ultimate cinema hero whose combination of charm, daring and good looks, has never been equalled, even to this day.
Although much has been said, and written about this iconic star, both on and off screen, there is currently no one who knew him better. She’s dedicated much of her life to researching his career and preserving his legacy.
In 2006 she published a beautiful book entitled,…
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Feb 18, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Jane Blasio, Author of “Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Jane Blasio, Author of “Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home”
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Today’s guest has written one of the most shocking books of deceit and trauma that I’ve ever read.
Knowing that she was adopted, she began searching at the age of 18, for her birth family. What should have been a simple process to access her adoption records, turned into a gut-wrenching 30-year investigation and ordeal, because she discovered that she had been sold as a newborn baby in McCaysville, Georgia, by the town’s local doctor, Thomas Hicks, who had built up a lucrative business of selling babies. Sometimes the mothers were in trouble and willingly gave their babies away. And sometimes, the doctor lied to the mothers, told them their babies had died, and then sold them to desperate couples who couldn’t have children of their own.
Over 200 babies were illegally sold or given away by Dr. Hick…
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Feb 17, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Curtis Stigers, Award Winning Singer / Songwriter
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Curtis Stigers, Award Winning Singer / Songwriter
About Harvey's guest:
Curtis Stigers is an American jazz singer. He achieved a number of hits in the early 1990s, most notably the international hit, "I Wonder Why" (1991), which reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 9 in the US.
Stigers was born in Hollywood, California and grew up in Boise, Idaho. He started his music career as a teenager, playing in rock and blues bands, as well as receiving an education in clarinet and saxophone in high school in Boise. He acquired much of his motivation for pursuing jazz from jam sessions led by Gene Harris at the Idanha Hotel. His song "Swingin' Down at Tenth and Main" is a tribute to those times with Harris. After receiving his diploma, he moved to New York City, intending to become a rock musician. But he spent more time in jazz clubs singing and playing saxophone.
Arista released his debut album, which achieved multi-platinum sales. His combin…
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Feb 15, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Gilles Marini, Internationally Acclaimed Actor
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Gilles Marini, Internationally Acclaimed Actor
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Gilles Marini exploded onto the scene as "Dante", the Casanova living in the beach house next door to Kim Cattrall's "Samantha" on the Sex and the City (2008) movie, a role which has earned him international recognition. Though people went to the theatres to see Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte, they left with one thing on their mind....Gilles's shower scene.
Gilles has been seen on television on Ugly Betty (2006), Dirty Sexy Money (2007), Criminal Minds (2005), Windfall (2006) and in several soap operas, including The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) and Passions (1999). His recent film credits include "One and the Other" (L'Une et L'Autre (2007)), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) and The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down (2006).
Gilles has appeared in many television commercials and print ads for companies like Budweiser, Clairol, Coca Col…
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Feb 3, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Mel Tormé’s Son, Steve March-Tormé, Singer / Songwriter
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Mel Tormé’s Son, Steve March-Tormé, Singer / Songwriter
About Harvey's guest:
Steve was born in New York City to the multi-talented Mel Tormé and the former model/actress, Candy Tockstein. They were divorced when Steve was young, and Candy married Hal March, an actor/comedian best known as the host of NBC-TV’s The $64,000 Question Show, but who also starred on Broadway in Neil Simon’s Come Blow Your Horn. An avid baseball player and fan growing up in Westchester County, N.Y., Steve's dream was to play for the Yankees. He was a devoted fan who listened to games on the radio in the basement of his family home. Following every game, he’d switch to the Top 40 music stations and sing along with such artists as The Four Seasons, Nat King Cole, The Temptations, Ricky Nelson, and Gene Pitney. With his natural ear for harmonies, his favorite quickly became and remains The Beatles. By the age of 12, he knew that he wanted to be a…
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Feb 2, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Melissa Doman, Author of “Yes You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Organizational Psychologist, Melissa Doman, Author of “Yes You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work”
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Melissa worked for years as a clinical mental health therapist in private practice, employee assistance programs, and university settings. She transitioned from the clinical sector into organizational psychology for a crucial reason. Countless people who came to see her for counseling had something unfortunate in common — they felt they couldn’t be open about their struggles at work. So, she left the clinical sector to make an impact at the source — the workplace.
Melissa has spoken, presented, and consulted for organizations and Fortune 500 companies across industries and around the world, including clients like: Microsoft, Estée Lauder, Salesforce, Siemens, Janssen, Charlotte Tilbury, Bumble and bumble, Legal & General, and more. She has been featured as a subject matter expert by the BBC, CNBC,…
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Jan 30, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Doris Day’s Longtime Employee, Syd Wood, Author, “To Doris with Love, from Woody Day: My Days with Doris Day”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Doris Day’s Longtime Employee, Syd Wood, Author, “To Doris with Love, from Woody Day: My Days with Doris Day”
About Harvey's guest:
Syd devoted 20 years of his life, living and working with the incomparable superstar, Doris Day. He started out in England as a devoted fan, but after meeting Miss Day and developing a friendship with her, she convinced him to come to America to work for her. He was a jack-of-all-trades. He cared for her pets, cleaned her house, did her gardening, took care of her pool and even helped dye her hair. He helped her move from Beverly Hills to her beloved home in Carmel, California, where he witnessed many changes in her life and was a constant source of support and comfort to her. Theirs was much more than an employment relationship. They were best friends who relied and depended on each other during good times and bad. He’s just released a sentimental and nostalgic book, entitled, “To Doris Wit…
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Jan 29, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Larry Fuller, Legendary Broadway Choreographer & Director
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Larry Fuller, Legendary Broadway Choreographer, Director & Dancer
About Harvey's guest:
Larry Fuller is an American choreographer, theatre director, dancer, and actor.
Fuller began his career as a dancer/actor, performing in the Carousel revival at New York City Center in 1957, and going on to appear in the original Broadway productions of "West Side Story" (as a Jet swing), “The Music Man”, Redhead, Kean, Bravo Giovanni, Donnybrook, No Strings, and Funny Girl, with Barbra Streisand. He would go on to recreate the original Carol Haney choreography for the American touring and London West End productions of Funny Girl. Additional touring productions Fuller has directed and choreographed include "The Music Man", “I Do! I Do!”, “Kismet”, and “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever”.
In Europe, Fuller has directed and choreographed productions of West Side Story in Vienna and Nuremberg, created Jazz and the Dancing Ameri…
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Jan 24, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Don Knotts’ Daughter, Karen Knotts, Actress and Author of “Tied Up In Knotts, My Dad and Me”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Don Knotts’ Daughter, Karen Knotts, Actress and Author of “Tied Up In Knotts, My Dad and Me”
About Harvey's guest:
Karen Knotts is an American actress and stand-up comedian and daughter of comedy genius Don Knotts.
During her childhood and her teenage years, she and her father often "butted heads" over her desire to enter show business: "I always wanted to be an actress, even when I was young, but he said, 'No, that's not a good life for a child." She went on to say that he supported her "100 percent in the end". She studied at Beverly Hills High School, followed by USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Knotts works as a stand-up comic and SAG/AFTRA actor. Her one-woman show, "Tied Up in Knotts", is the story of growing up with her comedian father. It was directed by Andersen Gabrych. She performed it at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2008. She also performs standup comedy on the road. Her television and film credits include Return to Ma…
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Jan 21, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Kathy Garver, Star of “Family Affair”, Author of “Surviving Cissy: My Family Affair of Life in Hollywood”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Kathy Garver, Star of “Family Affair”, Author of “Surviving Cissy: My Family Affair of Life in Hollywood”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest is a veteran actress whose film career began at the age of 8, when she appeared in “The Night of the Hunter” and “The Ten Commandments”. She is most fondly remembered for her role as “Cissy” in the long-running classic TV show, “Family Affair”. Her film appearances include “Sweet November”, “The Princess Diaries”, and “Mom, Murder and Me”. She’s guest starred in dozens of TV shows going all the way back to “Our Miss Brooks” and “Father Knows Best”, and including such memorable shows as “The Big Valley”, “Matlock”, and “Nash Bridges”. On stage, she’s starred in highly acclaimed productions of “My Fair Lady”, “Sunday in New York”, “The Glass Menagerie”, “Voice of the Turtle”, “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” and “…
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Jan 17, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews David Fantle and Tom Johnson, Authors of “Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews with Golden Age Legends”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with David Fantle and Tom Johnson, Authors of “Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews with Golden Age Legends”
About Harvey's guests:
Today’s guests have done something not only remarkable, but jaw droppingly unique. In 1974, when our guests were teenagers in Minnesota, they saw the MGM movie “That’s Entertainment”, and fell in love with classic Hollywood movies. In the summer of 1978, fresh out of high school, these star struck kids travelled to Los Angeles, and were somehow able to convince Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly to meet with them for an interview. That experience opened the door to dozens more interviews with the greatest Hollywood legends of all time, including Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Bob Hope, George Burns, Jimmy Cagney, Charlton Heston, Vincente Minnelli, Gregory Peck and many more. Those interviews are compiled in a book entitled, “Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews with Golden Age Legends”. These in…
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Jan 13, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Joyce Bulifant, Actress and Author, “My Four Hollywood Husbands”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Joyce Bulifant, Actress and Author, “My Four Hollywood Husbands”
About Harvey's guest:
Joyce Bulifant is an American actress and author noted for her cheerful, girlish voice. In addition to recurring roles on television including The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Marie Slaughter. She is recognized for film roles in The Happiest Millionaire and Airplane! and as a frequent panelist on game shows, including Chain Reaction, Match Game, and Password Plus.
Joyce was born in Newport News, Virginia.[2] She attended Solebury School in New Hope, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1955 in the same class as her first husband, James MacArthur, son of Helen Hayes and Charles MacArthur. She then studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Bulifant's Broadway credits include Tall Story (1958) and The Paisley Convertible (1966), Glad Tidings, Auntie Mame, Gentlemen, The Queens!, and Under the Yum-Yum Tree.
She has written and performed aut…
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Jan 11, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Daughter of TV Legend Tim Conway and Author, “My Dad’s Funnier Than Your Dad”, Kelly Conway
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Daughter of TV Legend Tim Conway and Author, “My Dad’s Funnier Than Your Dad”, Kelly Conway
About Harvey's guest:
Kelly Conway is the daughter of one of the most brilliant and beloved comedians in the history of entertainment: Tim Conway. From his portrayal of the inept Ensign Charles Parker on “McHale’s Navy”, to his hilarious sketches on the legendary “Carol Burnett Show”, to his memorable performances in movies like “The Apple Dumpling Gang” and “The Long Shot”, and all those films where he played “Dorf” the golf pro, not to mention his voiceover work playing “Barnacle Boy” in “Sponge Bob Square Pants”, Tim Conway’s sharp comic wit was incomparable and unforgettable. He won 6 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe, a TV Land Legend Award, and he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. Our guest has written a profoundly poignant book, giving us a heartfelt look into who her father really was, an…
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Jan 5, 2022
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Author and Son of TV star Charlotte Rae, Larry Strauss
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Author and Son of TV star Charlotte Rae, Larry Strauss
About Harvey's guest:
Larry Strauss is a writer and teacher whose show business roots and unique family circumstances gave him a remarkable sensibility as a storyteller and educator. His mother was one of the most beloved and respected actresses of her generation, Charlotte Rae. She was best known for her starring role as Mrs. Garrett in the popular TV sitcom, “The Facts of Life”, for which she earned 2 Emmy nominations. She was also nominated for 2 Tony awards for her work on Broadway. Although she passed away in 2018 at the age of 92, she lives on, not only in her many movie and television appearances, but in her wonderful book, “The Facts of My Life”, which our guest co-wrote with his mother in 2015. He’s a gifted and prodigious writer of 5 novels, including his latest, entitled “Light Man”. He also wrote a collection of essays about education, entitled, “St…
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Dec 16, 2021
Harvey Brownstone with Son of Actress Eileen Heckart, Luke Yankee, Producer/Director/Playwright, Author “Just Outside the Spotlight”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Son of Legendary Actress Eileen Heckart, Luke Yankee, Playwright/Producer/Director, Author of “Just Outside the Spotlight: Growing Up with Eileen Heckart”
About Harvey's guest:
Luke Yankee is the son of one of the most hardworking, beloved and revered actresses of stage, feature films and television – Eileen Heckart. In a career that spanned almost 6 decades, she starred in some of the greatest Broadway shows of all time, including “Picnic”, “Barefoot in the Park”, “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs”, and her incredibly powerful multi-award winning swan song, “The Waverly Gallery”. On the big screen, she co-starred in blockbuster movies including “Bus Stop”, “The Bad Seed”, “Butterflies are Free” and many more. She appeared in dozens of television shows including “Backstairs at the White House”, “Love & War”, and of course, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, where she played Mary’s brash a…
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Dec 15, 2021
Harvey Brownstone with Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, Presidential Advisor, Religious Leader, Author
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, Presidential Advisor, Religious Leader, Author
About Harvey's guest:
Suzan Johnson Cook is a U.S. Presidential advisor, pastor, theologian, author, activist, and academic who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom from April 2011 to October 2013. She has served as a policy advisor to President Bill Clinton and later to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros, a dean and professor of communications at Harvard University, a professor of theology at New York Theological Seminary, a pastor at a number of churches, a television producer, and the author of nearly a dozen books. She was the first female senior pastor in the 200-year history of the Mariners Temple Baptist Church in NYC part of the American Baptist Churches USA and a close friend of Coretta Scott King. She is an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
She later earned…
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Dec 11, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Richard Loring, Legendary Stage & Screen Actor & Producer, “African Footprint”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Richard Loring, Internationally Acclaimed Stage & Screen Actor & Producer of “African Footprint”
About Harvey's guest:
Richard Loring is a show business legend who’s conquered the stage, screen and recording studio in a spectacular career spanning over 5 decades. He first became a sensation in London’s West End for his portrayal of Rolf in “The Sound of Music”, a role he performed 1500 times during the show’s 3-year run.
He made his feature film debut in “Oh What a Lovely War” directed by Sir Richard Attenborough, and he’s appeared in numerous films and TV shows since then, including the hilarious “The Gods Must Be Crazy Two”. In 1969, he relocated to South Africa and has become a beloved superstar of stage and screen.
He’s starred in numerous productions and is most remembered for his sensational performance as the Narrator in “Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”. In fact, his album from…
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Dec 10, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Emma Malouff, Actress and Human Rights Advocate
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Emma Malouff, Actress and Human Rights Advocate
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#EmmaMalouff #1883 #ACSImpeachment
Emma Malouff is a young actress who came to our attention in her big breakout role in the Ryan Murphy miniseries “Impeachment: American Crime Story”. She played the daughter of Linda Tripp, the woman whose tapes exposed the President Bill Clinton – Monica Lewinsky affair. In numerous scenes opposite Sarah Paulson, who played her mother, our guest demonstrates a talent and sensibility well beyond her young years.
Beginning December 19, we’ll be seeing her in the Paramount Plus series entitled “1883”, which is a prequel to the critically acclaimed series entitled, “Yellowstone”. Emma is a strong advocate in the battle against human trafficking, lending her voice to several organizations in support of victims of exploitation.
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Dec 7, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., Music Legends
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., Music Legends
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#McCooDavis #marilyn-mccoo-billy-davis-jr #5thDimension
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. have enjoyed tremendous success through the years as recording artists, performers and authors. They have received 7 Grammy Awards and earned 15 gold and 3 platinum records, and enjoyed starring roles on television and stage. They have performed to sold-out concerts around the world. They are currently celebrating 40 years in the entertainment business with a musical tribute to the hits and productions that have made up their multi-faceted careers.
The husband and wife team celebrate 38 years of marriage in 2007. In 2004 the couple wrote a book, which shares their secrets of staying happy and committed to each other in Hollywood. It’s entitled Up, Up and Away…How We Found Love, Faith and Lasting Marriage in the Entertainment World. It was written in collaboration wi…
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Dec 6, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Ariana Ron Pedrique, Actress, Star of “Ayar”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Ariana Ron Pedrique, Actress, Star of “Ayar”
About Harvey's guest:
Ariana Ron Pedrique is a Venezuelan Actress whose American debut feature film Ayar by Floyd Russ just had its world premiere at SXSW (2021). Ariana's "marvelous, unhinged lead performance" (IndieWire) as Ayar has received great accolades from critics. She is previously known for her lead antagonist role in the #1 Netflix series Latam and Mexico - 'Rosario Tijeras', as well as her performances for the lead roles on 'Two Lakes' (Amazon Prime) and for the biographical series of the beloved Mexican singer José José (Netflix U.K. and Netflix Latam), among others.
Simultaneously, Ariana has garnered an impressive body of work as a TV Show Host since the very beginning of her career in Venezuela. Her notable credits include co-hosting two prime-time shows – El Hormiguero MX with guests such as Chicago, Michael Bolton, Daniel Radcliffe, Kevin James, Joss Stone, Pa…
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Dec 5, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Wilson Cruz, Actor and LGBTQ Advocate
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Wilson Cruz, Actor and LGBTQ Advocate
About Harvey’s Guest:
Wilson Cruz is an American actor known for playing Rickie Vasquez on My So-Called Life, Angel in the Broadway tour production of Rent and the recurring characters Junito on Noah's Arc and Dr. Hugh Culber on Star Trek: Discovery. As an openly gay man of Afro-Puerto Rican ancestry, he has served as an advocate for gay youth, especially gay youth of color.
Cruz was born in Brooklyn, New York, to parents born in Puerto Rico. His family eventually moved to Rialto, California, where he attended Eisenhower High School, graduating in 1991. At age 19, Cruz came out to his parents as gay, first to his mother and then his father. While his mother was initially hurt and shocked, she eventually accepted the news. His father, however, threw him out of the house, and Cruz spent the next few months living in his car and at the homes of friends. He later reconciled with his father.
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Dec 4, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Julia Stern, Professor and Author of “Bette Davis Black and White”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Julia Stern, Professor and Author of “Bette Davis Black and White”
About Harvey’s Guest:
Professor Julia Stern is an academic and a scholar who is an expert on the film career of the greatest movie star of them all: Bette Davis. Although Miss Davis received every accolade an actor can get, our guest asserts that Bette Davis has not been adequately recognized for her on-and-off-screen collaborative efforts to combat racism and support the African American community.
In her latest book, entitled “Bette Davis Black and White”, she provides an illuminating exposé of Miss Davis’ little known behind the scenes work, such as supporting and mentoring black actors, desegregating the dance floor of the legendary Hollywood Canteen, collaborating with Hattie McDaniel during the war to entertain black servicemen, and joining several black labour organizations.
Julia is the Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellen…
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Dec 3, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Legendary Actress Eleanor Parker’s Son, Paul Clemens
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Paul Clemens, Son of Legendary Actress Eleanor Parker
About Harvey’s Guest:
Today Harvey welcomes the son of Eleanor Parker, three-time Academy Award nominated actress who starred in some of the most memorable movies of all time, including “Caged”, “Detective Story”, “Interrupted Melody”, “Scaramouche”, “Above and Beyond”, “The Man with the Golden Arm”, and everyone’s favourite, “The Sound of Music”. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe, an Emmy, 3 Laurel Awards, and she won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in 1950. Of course I’m talking about the radiant and brilliantly gifted Eleanor Parker. I’m delighted to welcome her dear son Paul Clemens to our show. And if he looks familiar, that’s because he’s also a very talented award-winning actor, who you’ve seen in movies such as “The Passage”, “The Beast Within”, “Communion”, and “The Sound of Spying”. He’s also…
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Dec 1, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Paul Williams, Legendary Composer, Lyricist, Actor and Author
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Paul Williams, Legendary Composer, Lyricist, Actor and Author
About Harvey’s Guest:
Paul Williams is one of the most beloved and respected music creators in the world today. A lyricist and composer who has won an Oscar Award, three Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, an Ivor Novello International Award, and earned induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, his songs, from “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “You and Me Against the World” to “An Old Fashioned Love Song” and “The Rainbow Connection,” have touched millions of people for generations. As President and Chairman of the Board of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), he is also a leading spokesman for music creators in the digital age.
Williams’ standards have been recorded by such diverse musical icons as Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, David Bowie, Tony Bennett, The Carpenters…
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Nov 26, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Nhi Aronheim, Author of “Soles of a Survivor, A Memoir”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Nhi Aronheim, Author of “Soles of a Survivor, A Memoir”
About Harvey's guest:
#solesofasurvivor #nhiaronheim
Nhi Aronheim stands at only four feet, nine inches tall, but her story is immense.
Several anthologies including KENTUCKY WOMEN: TWO CENTURIES OF INDOMITABLE SPIRIT AND VISION, and a documentary that aired on PBS, VIETNAM 101, have profiled her harrowing journey as a child refugee who escaped war-torn Vietnam in search of the American Dream.
The soles of her feet still bear the scars of her horrific escape from Vietnam—where she trudged through the jungles of Cambodia as a child with a group of strangers seeking the land of opportunity: America. Her only possessions at the time were two pieces of clothing and a heart filled with hope.
Speaking very little English when Nhi arrived in Kentucky, thanks to the support from her teacher (who became her adoptive mother), Nhi excelled in school and became valedictorian he…
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Nov 24, 2021
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Music Legend Glen Campbell's Daughter, Debby Campbell
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Debby Campbell, Daughter of Music Legend Glen Campbell
About Harvey's guest:
Country music singer and activist for Alzheimer’s, Debby Campbell was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1956 to Diane Kirk and Glen Travis Campbell. She is the eldest of 8 children and the daughter of the most famous “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell. Debby loved singing from an early age and spent many summers with her dad on tour, and in the television studios with his Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour television show.
Debby graduated high school in England living with her mom and step-dad Jack, while her step-dad was in the Air Force. Her dad, Glen became a world sensation, and would perform in England and send for Debby so she could spend time with him.
In her early 20’s, Debby married and became a mother of 3, two boys and a girl. She lived in Italy, and the US during this time and currently loves being a grandmother to 4 grandchildren and 1 gre…
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Nov 24, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Bruria Cooperman, Author of “For THIS I Survived? Children of Survivors Beyond the Trauma”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Bruria Cooperman, Author of “For THIS I Survived? Children of Survivors Beyond the Trauma”
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Her kindergarten teacher told her mother that she does not stop talking. There is nothing she keeps secret. (So be careful.) And nothing has changed. She still talks too much and she still loves to entertain people with her stories.
Various people have told her she should be on stage, she should do comedy, she should … Whatever it was, it was all true and perhaps her life would have gone in a different direction but she never stood still long enough. There was always one more adventure to try.
Her friends teased her because she would never hang up her pictures. They stayed on the floor, leaning against the wall, waiting to be packed up, just in case she needed a quick exit. Commitment for her was tough.
Her wanderings had begun early. The family immigrated to Canada in 1954, moving to Hamilton where she was giv…
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Nov 22, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews J. Randy Taraborrelli, New York Times Best-Selling Celebrity Biographer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with J. Randy Taraborrelli, New York Times Best-Selling Celebrity Biographer
About Harvey's guest:
J. Randy Taraborrelli is the author of 20 books, 15 of which have made the New York Times bestseller list, including his latest, Jackie, Janet & Lee – The Secret History of Janet Auchincloss and her daughters, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and Princess Lee Radziwill (2018). His other best sellers include Call Her Miss Ross; Elizabeth Taylor; Michael Jackson – The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story (also nominated for a W.H. Smith award in England); and After Camelot – A Personal History of the Kennedy Family, 1968 to the Present.
Taraborrelli’s The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe appeared on the New York Times list both in 2009 and then again in 2012 when it became the number two e-books bestseller.
Taraborrelli’s Madonna – An Intimate Biography was a massive bestseller in many countries around the world — translated…
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Nov 16, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Karen Grassle, Actress and Author of “Bright Lights, Prairie Dust”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Karen Grassle, Actress and Author of “Bright Lights, Prairie Dust: Reflections on Life, Loss and Love from Little House’s Ma”
About Harvey's guest:
After summers at the Stanford Contemporary Workshop playing leads and two summers at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival playing classical roles, her first professional engagement was a season at the Front Street Theatre, Memphis, TN. upon return from London. While living in New York City, she worked at resident and stock theatres throughout the country, also appearing on PBS in original works and on networks in three soap operas. She made her Broadway debut in the short-lived 1968 play The Gingham Dog. Grassle played in Butterflies Are Free on Broadway (as stand-by with Gloria Swanson, Rosemary Murphy, etc.) as well as at the Elitch Theatre in Denver, Colorado, in June 1972, along with Maureen O'Sullivan and Brandon deWilde, who was killed before leaving town after the performance…
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Nov 14, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Diana Eden, Emmy nominated Costume Designer & Author of “Stars in their Underwear”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Diana Eden, Emmy nominated Costume Designer & Author of “Stars in their Underwear: My Unpredictable Journey from Broadway Dancer to Costume Designer for Some of Hollywood’s Biggest Stars”.
About Harvey's guest:
Diana Eden is a costume designer for the stage, television, and film. She has been nominated for one Primetime Emmy Award and two Daytime Emmy Awards, an award-winning Costume Designer who has created costumes for many of Hollywood's biggest stars, such as George Clooney, Debra Messing, Kaley Cuoco, and many more!
She has designed for dozens of prime time TV series, TV movies, pilots, films, and stage productions, in Hollywood, New York, and Las Vegas.
Eden began dancing at the age of five and by the age of fifteen she was dancing with the National Ballet of Canada, for the company's touring performance of Swan Lake. She made her debut in the show's 1955 performance in Washington D.C. Eden grew too tall for ballet,…
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Nov 9, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Dr. Roy Richard Grinker, Author of “Nobody’s Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Dr. Roy Richard Grinker, Author of “Nobody’s Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness”
About Harvey's guest:
Roy Richard Grinker, Ph.D. is Professor of Anthropology at George Washington University and Editor-in-chief of Anthropological Quarterly. He is the author of Nobody’s Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness (NY: W.W. Norton, January 2021), among other books.
Grinker was born and raised in Chicago where his father, grandfather, and great grandfather practiced psychoanalysis. He received his B.A. in anthropology at Grinnell College in 1983, his M.A. in social anthropology at Harvard University in 1985, and his Ph.D. in social anthropology in 1989.
Grinker has conducted research on hunter-gatherers in central Africa, North Korean defectors in South Korea, and the epidemiology of autism. In 2008, his book Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism was the recipient of the National…
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Nov 4, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Anthony Loder, Son of Legendary Actress and Inventor, Hedy Lamarr
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Anthony Loder, Son of Legendary Actress and Inventor, Hedy Lamarr
About Harvey's guest:
Anthony Loder is the son of one of the most glamorous and fascinating screen goddesses in cinematic history. At one time, she was considered the world’s most beautiful woman: Hedy Lamarr. She lit up the screen in films like “Algiers”, “Boom Town”, “Ziegfeld Girl” and “Samson and Delilah”. But what very few people knew, until her son made a point of bringing worldwide awareness to it, is that Hedy Lamarr was not just an actress. She was a mathematical and scientific genius. At the beginning of World War II, she and composer George Anthyle developed a radio guidance system using frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology for Allied torpedoes, intended to defeat the threat of jamming by the Axis powers. The technology that she invented is largely responsible for the creation of wireless communications, including cell phones, GPS…
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Nov 1, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Dan Foliart, Film and Television Composer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Dan Foliart, Film and Television Composer
About Harvey's guest:
Dan Foliart’s music has been indelibly etched on the landscape of network television. He is serving his fifth term on the ASCAP Board of Directors, currently as the Writer Co-Chairman. He sits as the immediate past- president of the Society of Composers & Lyricists, after serving that organization for five terms over ten year, developing the New York chapter and instigating the Ambassador Program, recognizing excellence in the field of film music.
Included among his recent projects are George Lopez’s Saint George, ABC Family’s successful series, The Secret Life of the American Teenager and the eleven-year run of 7th Heaven, for the WB. Along with Emmy nominations, Foliart has garnered 38 ASCAP Film & Television Awards, including 16 in the ‘Most Performed Theme’ category. Although short lived, the reboot of Roseanne with Dan’s theme and underscore was rece…
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Oct 30, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Lynn Santer & James Ganiere, Producers & Director, “Land of the Free: In The Shadows”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Lynn Santer & James Ganiere, Producers & Director, “Land of the Free: In The Shadows”
About Harvey's guest:
Harvey talks to Lynn Santer and James Ganiere about a ground breaking new documentary film that exposes and condemns one of the most appalling recreational activities on the planet: trophy hunting - the big business of LEGALLY killing endangered species for pride, pleasure and profit. This explosive 15-minute film is called “Land of the Free: In the Shadows”,
https://www.landofthefreemovie.com/
It contains never-before-seen footage showing the heartbreaking and carnage that trophy hunters – who are some of the wealthiest and most powerful people on earth - are causing to the vulnerable and helpless wildlife they are brutally murdering, for the sake of a selfie, or a severed animal head they can display on their living room walls. The film is currently taking film festivals by storm and has already won numerous aw…
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Oct 25, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Unjoo Moon, Filmmaker, “I Am Woman” & Jim Keaton, President, Helen Reddy Official Fan Club
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Unjoo Moon, Producer / Director of “I Am Woman” & Jim Keaton, President, Helen Reddy Official Fan Club
About Harvey's guest:
Unjoo Moon is an Australian film director, best known for the 2020 biopic I Am Woman, that tells the story of international feminist icon Helen Reddy.
She was born in Daegu, South Korea in 1964,and her father Moon Dong Seok was the former leader for an association of Korean Australians in Sydney. After she arrived in Australia at the age of 4, she was raised in Sydney. Moon studied Arts/Law at the University of New South Wales before working at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a TV and print journalist. She left journalism to study film at the Australian Film and Television and Radio School, winning the Kenneth B. Myer award and meeting her partner, Oscar-winning cinematographer Dion Beebe. Together they moved to Los Angeles, where Moon attended the American Film Institute, graduating with a M…
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Oct 24, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Laura Hall, Author of “Affliction: Growing Up with a Closeted Gay Dad”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Laura Hall, Author of “Affliction: Growing Up with a Closeted Gay Dad”
About Harvey's guest:
Laura Hall was born in a small city on the San Francisco peninsula to a straight mother and a gay father who lived in the shadows. She grew up in the post–World War II era of hopeful optimism and entered her teenage years during the rebellious sixties.
Laura’s father, it turned out, also longed to rebel, although social constriction prevented him from doing so. By the time he came out to her in 1975, she was a twice-divorced, twenty-four-year-old single mother struggling to make sense of how her “perfect” family of origin could have sheltered so many secrets.
Another three decades would pass before Laura would exam her own infidelities, multiple partners, night terrors, and fear of abandonment in light of the double life her father led throughout his sixty-five-year marriage to her mother. Affliction is a tender and frank acc…
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Oct 15, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Ray Klausen, Legendary Set Designer & Author of “Behind the Scenes: Hollywood to Broadway”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Ray Klausen, Legendary, Emmy Award Winning Hollywood Production Designer & Art Director & Author of “Behind the Scenes: Hollywood to Broadway”.
About Harvey's guest:
Ray Klausen is one of the most renowned and respected men behind the scenes in Hollywood and on Broadway. His sparkling career as a production designer and art director spanned over half a century. He worked on over 400 television shows, including the most iconic shows of our generation, with the biggest stars including everyone from Bing Crosby to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis, Cher, Madonna and countless others. He designed 10 Academy Awards shows, 27 American Music Awards, 10 American Film Institute tribute shows, and 7 Miss America Pageants, earning 3 Emmy awards and 8 Emmy nominations. He designed the sets for 9 Broadway shows featuring legends like Bea Arthur, James Earl Jones, Lauren Bacall and Liza Minnelli. He’s here to discuss his fascinating new b…
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Oct 14, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Dara Horn, Author of “People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Dara Horn, Author of “People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present”
About Harvey's guest:
Dara Horn is the award-winning author of six books, including the novels “In the Image” (Norton 2002), “The World to Come” (Norton 2006), “All Other Nights” (Norton 2009), “A Guide for the Perplexed” (Norton 2013), and “Eternal Life” (Norton 2018), and the essay collection “People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present” (Norton 2021).
“People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present” is a startling exploration of how Jewish history is exploited to flatter the living.
Reflecting on subjects as far-flung as the international veneration of Anne Frank, the blockbuster traveling exhibition called “Auschwitz,” the Jewish history of the Chinese city of Harbin, and the little known “righteous Gentile” Varian Fry, Dara Horn challenges us to confront the reasons why there might be s…
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Oct 12, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Elisa Donovan, Actor and Author of “Wake Me When You Leave”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Elisa Donovan, Actor and Author of “Wake Me When You Leave: Love and Encouragement via Dreams from the Other Side”
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For over 20 years, Elisa Donovan has been a part of iconic pop culture phenomenons. She began her film career originating the role of Amber in the iconic Paramount Pictures comedy Clueless. She followed that up with a turn on another pop culture sensation, the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, playing bad girl Ginger LaMonica. She then went on to reprise her role of Amber for three seasons on the television series of Clueless. During which time she shot the Paramount/SNL Films comedy, A Night At The Roxbury. Then for three seasons Elisa played Morgan Cavanaugh on the monster hit series Sabrina The Teenage Witch. Elisa has had recurring roles on multiple other TV series, and has starred in numerous telefilms, including “Your Love Never Fails”, “Eve’s Christmas”, “12 Wishes Of…
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Oct 9, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Tony Mantor, Singer / Songwriter, Musician & Producer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Tony Mantor, Singer / Songwriter, Musician & Producer
About Harvey's guest:
Tony Mantor is an American singer/songwriter, pianist, and producer.
His career spans from the late 70’s, performing as an artist and touring sideman, to the present, consulting and working on shows for legendary performers.
In the studio he has produced both emerging and established artists plus, when time allows, his own personal music.
As an artist Tony had multiple nationwide releases. He charted in U.S. trade magazines, such as Cashbox, and internationally in Europe and the U.K.
This success led him to Nashville. Since that move he has produced and developed many aspiring singers, helping them pursue their musical dreams.
In 2005 his production/development company, Plateau Music, became an independent record label releasing select singers to radio in Country, R&B, AC, pop, and Jazz/Soft Rock.
During the next fifteen years Tony produced 35 nati…
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Oct 8, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Zarna Garg, Comedian / Award Winning Screenwriter / Producer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Zarna Garg, Comedian / Award Winning Screenwriter / Producer
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Proudly representing brown women everywhere, Zarna Garg is a mom and lawyer turned award-winning screenwriter and stand-up comedian, highlighting the immigrant and American experience with her own signature style.
Since the pandemic, she’s brought her comedy shows online, a move which was covered in the New York Times and outdoors to venues including Central Park and the MET. Zarna has taken TikTok by storm, with her comedy videos gaining more than 35 million views and counting!
Zarna performs for sold out audiences at top clubs across the country, and you can find her each month at the famous Caroline’s on Broadway with her second hit show “Sari, Not Sorry,” following her headlining debut, “My American Dream.” She is a featured comic on Kevin Hart’s Lyft Comic Series. She won Best Newcomer at Ladies of Laughter. She is also one of t…
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Oct 1, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Tom Santopietro, Author of , “Sinatra in Hollywood: The Film Career of a Screen Icon”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Tom Santopietro, Author of “Sinatra in Hollywood: The Film Career of a Screen Icon”
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Tom Santopietro is the author of five books: “The Sound of Music Story”, “The Godfather Effect: Changing Hollywood, America, and Me”, “Sinatra in Hollywood”, “Considering Doris Day” and “The Importance of Being Barbra”. A frequent media commentator in programs ranging from the PBS documentary The Italian Americans to the Jimmy van Heusen biography Swingin' With Frank & Bing, Tom conducts monthly interviews for Barnes and Noble and lectures on classic films. Over the past thirty years he has managed more than two dozen Broadway shows.
He’s here to discuss his fascinating book entitled, “Sinatra in Hollywood: The Film Career of a Screen Icon”, which not only celebrates the screen legacy of this iconic star, but also delves into his tumultuous marriages, his political involvement, and those persiste…
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Sep 29, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Joe Jones, Author of , “The Tragic Life of a Black L.A. Cop: Truth For Change”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Joe Jones, Author of , “The Tragic Life of a Black L.A. Cop: Truth For Change”
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former LAPD law enforcement peace officer and author Joe Jones. Jones gives us a look into his life as an Adolescent Kid in the Hood until Today, as a Retired Officer, family man, community figure, businessman, and mentor. The Many Racially Charged Incidents will leave you hungry for the next, As Jones gives you play-by-play from a Black Policing Perspective. His Painful Career Experiences are provided for the World to Decide if there is a problem within the Culture of Policing.
It took Jones 20 years to write this book. The Emotional Pain and Nightmares of being an Officer would not allow him to endure the Reflection needed consistently. He was finally able to complete it after many killings of innocent Blacks at the hands of Law Enforcement, as well as the recent obvious Racial Disparage of Equal Justice in America witnessed…
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Sep 26, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Tim Malachosky, Mae West’s Personal Assistant
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Tim Malachosky, Mae West’s Personal Assistant
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Today’s guest has the distinction of having been the personal assistant for one of the greatest legendary stage and screen goddesses of all time: Mae West, for the last decade of her life. Although she died in 1980 at the age of 87 after a career that spanned 7 decades, Mae West is still one of the most innovative and controversial entertainers in the history of show business, because she was always way ahead of her time. She wrote and starred in her own plays, including the 1926 Broadway show “Sex”, that landed her in jail on charges of corrupting the morals of young people. In blockbuster movies such as “She Done Him Wrong”, “Klondike Annie”, and “My Little Chickadee”, she was known for her breezy sexual independence, and her lighthearted naughty double entendres. She was an industry powerhouse, and the second highest-paid actor in Hollywood…
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Sep 22, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Saumya Roy, Author of “Castaway Mountain: Love and Loss Among the Wastepickers of Mumbai”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Saumya Roy, Author of “Castaway Mountain: Love and Loss Among the Wastepickers of Mumbai”
About Harvey's guest:
Saumya Roy is a journalist and activist based in Mumbai. She has written for Forbes India magazine, Mint newspaper, Outlook magazine, wsj.com, thewire.in and Bloomberg News among others. In 2010 she co- founded Vandana Foundation to support the livelihoods of Mumbai’s poorest micro entrepreneurs by giving small, low interest loans.
Her book is entitled, “Castaway Mountain: Love and Loss Among the Wastepickers of Mumbai”, and it opens our eyes to a little known community of over a thousand people living on the outskirts of Mumbai, India at the edge of the massive Deonar garbage mountains. These people, living in small shacks and tents, are trash pickers. They make their living by foraging through this massive dump filled with torn rags, plastic, broken glass, crushed cans, and even toxic waste, looking for anyt…
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Sep 21, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Holly K. Dunn, Victims’ Support Advocate, Author of “Sole Survivor: The Inspiring True Story of Coming Face to Face with the Infamous Railroad Killer”.
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Holly K. Dunn, Victims’ Support Advocate, Author of “Sole Survivor: The Inspiring True Story of Coming Face to Face with the Infamous Railroad Killer”.
About Harvey's guest:
Holly Dunn Pendleton is a survivor, a motivator, and a tribute to the human spirit!
The victim of a violent physical and sexual assault and witness to her boyfriend’s murder, Holly has become a beacon of hope and inspiration to many.
Miraculously living to tell her story, Holly motivates others to reclaim their lives after assault, and to help her community build a network of healing and outreach. Holly’s passion to advocate for other victims of violence is extraordinary, and it is this passion that has allowed her and organizations that she is a part of to reach so many people.
Holly’s work includes being the spokesperson for Holly’s House a local sexual abuse and domestic violence advocacy center which she co-founded in her hometown of Evans…
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Sep 19, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Mari Cartagenova, Psychic Medium, Animal Communicator and best-selling Author
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Mari Cartagenova, Psychic Medium, Animal Communicator and best-selling Author
About Harvey's guest:
Mari Cartagenova is a Psychic Medium, Animal Communicator and best-selling Author with clients from all over the globe. She specializes in heartfelt messages from both passed loved ones as well as living or passed fur babies.
When you sit with Mari you can really feel the presence of your loved one. Her connections offer specific detail and leave you feeling both at peace and uplifted at the same time. Mari's guidance during challenging times is supportive, valuable and kind.
Mari has trained and worked with many of the top Mediums from all over the world including Lisa Williams, John Holland, Tony Stockwell, James Van Praagh, and Thomas John.
Mari has been double-tested, vetted and approved by Shay Parker's Best American Psychics as well as Bob Olsen's Best Psychic Directory.
Mari has also earned the prestigious Advance Spirit…
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Sep 17, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Adrienne Barbeau, Award Winning Actress and Author
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Adrienne Barbeau, Award Winning Actress and Author
About Harvey's guest:
Adrienne Barbeau’s body of work spans every genre and every medium. She co-starred in 2 of the most beloved Broadway shows in history: “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Grease”, earning a Tony nomination and a Theatre World Award. She played Bea Arthur’s daughter Carol in the hit TV series “Maude”. And since then, she’s wowed us on the big screen in “The Fog”, “Escape From New York”, “Cannonball Run”, “Argo”, and many more. On television, you’ve seen her in “Gotham Girls”, “The Drew Carey Show”, “Dexter”, “Carnivale”, “Revenge”, “Sons of Anarchy”, “General Hospital”, “A.J. and the Queen”, and dozens more hit shows. She’s also starred in over 25 theatrical productions across North America, including the national tour of Pippin in the USA and the Netherlands. And if that weren’t enough, she’s wr…
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Sep 15, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Kathleen Zellner, Renowned Defense Attorney and Star of “Making a Murderer”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Kathleen Zellner, Renowned Defense Attorney and Star of “Making a Murderer”
About Harvey's guest:
Kathleen Zellner is an American attorney who has worked extensively in wrongful conviction advocacy. Notable clients Zellner has represented include Steven Avery (who was the subject of the 2015 and 2018 Netflix series Making a Murderer), Kevin Fox (who was falsely accused of murdering his daughter), Ryan W. Ferguson, and 19 exonerees who are listed in the National Registry of Exonerations.
She opened her firm, Kathleen T. Zellner & Associates in Downers Grove, Illinois, in 1991. Her firm handles wrongful conviction cases, civil rights violations, medical malpractice, and prisoner abuse cases. Zellner had achieved 19 exonerations as of October 2018, and now 20 exonerations for clients.
Notable clients Zellner has represented include Steven Avery (who was the subject of the 2015 and 2018 Netflix series Making a Murderer), Kevin F…
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Sep 13, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Multi-Award Winning Actress and Author, Loni Anderson
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Multi-Award Winning Actress and Author, Loni Anderson
About Harvey's guest:
Loni Anderson is one of the most popular, beloved and beautiful actresses in the history of television. She won our hearts as the adorable receptionist Jennifer Marlowe in the CBS hit series “WKRP in Cincinnati”, for which she won 3 Golden Globe awards and 2 Emmy nominations. She also starred in memorable TV movies like “The Jane Mansfield Story”, “A Letter to Three Wives”, “White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd”, and “Gambler Five: Playing for Keeps”. She’s appeared in countless TV shows like “Partners in Crime”, “Easy Street”, “Nurses”, and most recently, “My Sister is So Gay”. In 1995 she published a best selling book entitled, “My Life in High Heels”, in which she broke her silence about her marriage to and divorce from Burt Reynolds, and her struggle to keep her family together.
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Sep 12, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Co-Author of “Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration and its Legacy”, James Archer Abbott
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with James Archer Abbott, Co-Author of “Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration and its Legacy”
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The book, entitled, “Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration and Its Legacy”, celebrates one of the most influential and celebrated interior design projects in American history – the restoration of the White House, launched and meticulously overseen by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Harvey’s guest is renowned historian and author James Archer Abbott, whose book features a wealth of first person accounts, correspondence, detailed analyses of each room, and stunning photographs chronicling this amazing transformation of the White House into a national treasure.
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Sep 11, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Genius Comedy Writer Bruce Vilanch
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Genius Comedy Writer Bruce Vilanch
About Harvey's guest:
Widely considered to be the King of Comedy, Bruce Vilanch has written uproariously funny material for everyone from Bette Midler to Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton and dozens more of your favourite stars. For decades, he’s written material for every major award show including the Oscars, the Emmies, the Tonies, and the People’s Choice Awards, and he’s won 6 Emmy Awards. He even wrote the Star Wars Holiday Special. You’ve seen him in many movies, including “Mahogany”, “Breathless” and “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan”. In the late 90s he became a household name as everyone’s favourite wisecracking celebrity panelist on Hollywood Squares. You’ve also seen him on the Celebrity Fit Club, Jury Duty, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Child of the 70s, and dozens of documentaries and TV specials. He’s written plays and song lyrics. He’s been…
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Sep 4, 2021
Part 2 of Harvey Brownstone Interviews Actress and Author of "Consider your Ass Kissed", the Fabulous Ruta Lee
Harvey Brownstone conducts another in-depth interview with Actress and Author of "Consider your Ass Kissed", the Fabulous Ruta Lee, star of Movies and Television about her career, her book and her work with The Thalians, who have raised over $35 million for mental health related causes over the past 60 years. The Thalians are currently devoted to helping UCLA Operation Mend’s brave military men and women heal the wounds of war. Not only in body, but mind and spirit as well.
About Harvey's guest:
One of Hollywood's most glamorous ladies, Ruta Lee is also one of its most multifaceted and top-notched civic contributors. Born in Montreal, Lee is the daughter of a Lithuanian tailor.
She was signed by MGM as the youngest of the Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and subsequently in Funny Face with Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn, as Tyrone Power's secret love in Witness for the Prosecution, and Frank Sinatra's leading lady in Sergeant's Three, to name but a few of the many films in her credi…
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Aug 30, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Donelle Dadigan, Founder & President of THE HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Donelle Dadigan, Founder & President of THE HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM
About Harvey’s guest
She’s the founder and President of THE HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM, located in the historic and beautiful Max Factor building just steps away from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The museum is dedicated to the history and heritage of Hollywood, and it has the most extensive collection of show business memorabilia in the world, with 4 floors featuring over 10,000 treasures including costumes, props, cars, personal artifacts and vintage exhibits from our favourite classic movies and TV shows. The Hollywood museum is one of the most popular sights for tourists and fans, and they’ve hosted star studded gala events, including Oscar viewing parties, Emmy nomination parties, book launches and memorials to Hollywood’s elite. Our guest has an irrepressible and legendary passion for keeping Hollywood history alive.
On top of running the Hollywood Museum, Donelle is…
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Aug 24, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Hank Garrett, Veteran Actor and Author of "From Harlem Hoodlum to Hollywood Heavyweight"
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Hank Garrett, Veteran Actor and Author of "From Harlem Hoodlum to Hollywood Heavyweight"
About Harvey’s guest
Hank Garrett was born in Monticello, New York. His parents soon relocated to Harlem, New York. At age 15 Hank started performing in the Catskill Mountains, and turned professional wrestler at age 17 (by lying about his age). A small sample of his credits are: Officer Nicholson on the TV sit-com “Car 54, Where Are You,” Muscles Malone in “Serpico” (starring Al Pacino), and as the award-winning assassin in “Three Days of the Condor” (starring Robert Redford), and voices on “GI Joe” and “Garfield & Friends.”
Hank has had a long, successful career as a performer, comedian, wrestler, and speaker. His incredible life story is detailed in his book, available now from Amazon.
Hank with Larry Storch, early mentor (well-known comedian and TV star) and Jake LaMotta, former Middleweight Champ of the World (movi…
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Aug 23, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Florence LaRue, Star of Legendary Music Group, “The 5th Dimension” and Author
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Florence LaRue, Star of Legendary Music Group, “The 5th Dimension” and Author
About Harvey’s guest
Florence LaRue was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, but moved to Glenside, Pennsylvania, when she was young. She began her musical education studying dance and violin. Her family moved to Los Angeles, California, where she earned an Associate's Degree in Music from Los Angeles City College. She later received a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from California State University.
In 1966, Ms. LaRue was approached by Lamonte McLemore and Marilyn McCoo to join their recently formed group the 5th Dimension. LaRue nearly always sang female lead on one song per album, with McCoo taking the lead on one song as well; otherwise she sang the alto voice parts along with McCoo's soprano, being featured prominently on Stoned Soul Picnic, or shared the lead with McCoo on songs including "Blowing Away", "Puppet Man", "Save the Country",…
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Aug 23, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Steve Paikin, Host of TV Ontario’s “The Agenda” and Author
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Steve Paikin, Host of TV Ontario’s “The Agenda” and Author
About Harvey’s guest
Steve Paikin, OC OOnt, is a Canadian journalist, author, and documentary producer. He has primarily worked for TVOntario (TVO), Ontario's public broadcaster, and is anchor of TVO's flagship current affairs program The Agenda with Steve Paikin.
A native of Hamilton, Ontario, Paikin was born to Lawrence and Marina Paikin. He graduated from Hillfield Strathallan College in 1978 and continued to university where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto (Victoria University, Toronto 1981). Later, he received his master's degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University. He served as sports editor for the University of Toronto's independent weekly, The Newspaper, while pursuing his BA, and was the play-by-play voice of the Varsity Blues hockey and football teams on U of T Radio.
In 1992, Paikin began work at TVO, ho…
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Aug 21, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Reverend Dr. Steve Pieters, AIDS Survivor and Activist, featured in the film "The Eyes of Tammy Faye"
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Reverend Steve Pieters, AIDS Survivor and Activist, featured in the film "The Eyes of Tammy Faye".
About Harvey’s guest
The Rev. Dr. A. Stephen Pieters is a long-term survivor of AIDS, whose remarkable story will be prominently featured in an upcoming film starring Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield and Vincent D’Onofrio called “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”, about TV evangelists Tammy Faye Baker and her husband Jim Baker. Our guest, who was diagnosed with AIDS in the early 80s, gave a ground breaking interview in 1985 on Tammy Faye Baker’s TV show, to dispel the myths surrounding homosexuality, HIV and AIDS. That historic interview, which shook the religious world to its core, was a monumental turning point in public education and acceptance about being gay and about AIDS – especially for the Christian community. It’s been 36 years since then, and our guest has miraculously defied all the odds, and is not only still alive,…
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Aug 18, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Freda Payne, Legendary Singer
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Legendary Singer, Freda Payne
About Harvey’s guest
Freda Payne’s rich, powerful, soulful voice has been captivating audiences all over the world for over 50 years. She became a global superstar in 1970 with her massive hit, “Band of Gold”, which earned her first gold record. She’s recorded 26 albums, appeared in movies, hosted her own TV talk show, and starred in stage productions including, most recently, “Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song”. She’s been inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, AND the Soul Music Hall of Fame THREE TIMES. And most recently, she’s released a new album called “Let There Be Love”, a collection of duets with iconic vocalists including the legendary Johnny Mathis.
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Aug 17, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Nelson Tressler, Author of “The Unlucky Sperm Club”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Nelson Tressler, Author of “The Unlucky Sperm Club: You are Not a Victim of Your Circumstances but a Product of Your Choices” and Founder of I Got Smarter
About Harvey’s guest
The author was born with a family history plagued with murder, rape allegations, domestic violence and child abuse – and THAT legacy haunted him throughout his youth. He overcame many obstacles to become a highly successful businessman, and now is the founder and CEO of I GOT SMARTER, a goal-achievement program created to help people succeed in every aspect of their lives.
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Aug 13, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Actress, Comedienne, Writer, Director And Humanitarian
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Actress, Comedienne, Writer, Director And Humanitarian
About Harvey’s guest
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney is a veteran actress and comedienne who won our attention in movies like “Malcolm X”, “What’s Love Got to do With It”, “Die Hard with a Vengeance”, and “How Stella Got Her Groove Back”. She’s guest starred in countless TV series such as “The Women of Brewster Place”, “New Attitude”, “Law and Order”, and “Shameless”. She was one of the first comedians of color to perform at the Juste Pour Rire Comedy Festival in Montreal, with the late John Candy and Ed Begley Jr.. Her stand up comedy performance at the world famous Apollo Theater in New York, led to the creation of the popular series, “Showtime at the Apollo.” She’s received numerous awards for her contributions to theatre and the arts and was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 1998. And if that weren…
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Aug 12, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Martha Bolton, Co-Author of “Dear Bob: Bob Hope’s Wartime Correspondence with the GI’s of World War II”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Martha Bolton, Comedy Writer & Co-Author of “Dear Bob: Bob Hope’s Wartime Correspondence with the GI’s of World War II”
About Harvey’s guest
Martha Bolton is a prolific author of 88 books, an Emmy nominee (Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics, 1988), a Dove Award nominee (Children's Musical, 1999), and a "with" author on three New York Times bestselling books. She was nominated for a Writers' Guild Award for her work on the Emmy-winning Bob Hope--The First Ninety Years. She was Bob's first full-time female staff writer, and wrote for his television specials (over 30 hours of primetime programming and fifteen years of his personal appearances and special events). As a staff writer for Bob Hope, Bolton had the opportunity to write scripted lines for a virtual Who's Who in entertainment, sports, and politics.
Bolton also wrote for Phyllis Diller for many years, and her series of books for those over fifty include, D…
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Aug 11, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Joan Lunden, Host of “Good Morning America”, Media Superstar and Author
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Joan Lunden, Host of “Good Morning America”, Media Superstar and Author
About Harvey’s guest
An award-winning journalist, bestselling author, television host, and motivational speaker, Joan Lunden has been a trusted voice in American homes for more than 40 years. For nearly two decades, Lunden greeted viewers each morning on Good Morning America making her the longest running female host ever on early morning television.
Lunden continues to be one of America’s most recognized and trusted personalities which has made her a sought-after speaker for events across the country. As an ardent health & senior advocate, Lunden has testified before the Food and Drug Administration advocating mandatory mammogram reporting and the Congressional House Ways and Means Committee advocating for the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Lunden is the host of the host the PBS television series, Second Opinion with Joan Lunden and the Washington Po…
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Aug 9, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Don Fullilove, Star of “Back to the Future” and “Back to the Future 2”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Don Fullilove, Star of “Back to the Future” and “Back to the Future 2”
About Harvey’s guest
Don Fullilove is a veteran actor who’s appeared in many popular movies, including “White Men Can’t Jump” and “Cadillac Dreams”. You’ve also seen him in numerous TV shows like “Hill Street Blues”, “The Fall Guy”, “Major Dad”, “21 Jump Street” and “Two Degrees”. But he’s best known for playing Goldie Wilson in the mega-blockbuster movie “Back to the Future”. And he returned to the big screen as Mayor Goldie Wilson in “Back to the Future Part 2”. You’ve also heard his voice playing some of the most beloved characters in iconic animated movies like “Mulan”, “The Lion King”, “Osmosis Jones”, “Curious George” and “Monsters University”. Most recently, he’s launched an exciting new streaming service at TVTU DOT NET, a digital platform that features high quality independen…
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Aug 7, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Andy Bennett, British Musician, Singer and Songwriter, Former member of Ocean Colour Scene
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Andy Bennett, British Musician, Singer and Songwriter and Former member of Ocean Colour Scene
About Harvey’s guest
Andy Bennett (born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire), is an English singer and musician, best known for his work with Ocean Colour Scene
Bennett had his first break with his band The Elements (formerly known as Sargent) which included Tim Jacques, Lee Burn and Dave Casswell. The Elements regularly gigged throughout Birmingham and supported Ocean Colour Scene. The band released their first album, The Elements, on Acid Jazz Records music label and the album charted at in the indie music charts.
Bennett joined Ocean Colour Scene on 8 April 2004 (when he participated in the Royal Albert Hall concert). He has featured on the following albums:
One for the Road (2004) (Guitar, Background Vocals)
A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad (2005) (Guitar)
Live Acoustic at the Jam House (2006) (Acoustic and Electric Guita…
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Aug 4, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Lauren Lusby Fernandez, Author of “Talk Back Barbie, The Secret Service Edition”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Lauren Lusby Fernandez, Author of “Talk Back Barbie, The Secret Service Edition”
About Harvey’s guest
Lauren Lusby Fernandez is a woman who overcame stereotypes and sexism to prove that she could make it in one of the most male-dominated environments ever: the United States Secret Service, and she was stationed at the White House. She was judged by her looks and treated as a blonde bimbo, but quickly gave the powers that be a run for their money. Her book, entitled “Talk Back Barbie: The Secret Service Edition”, is an amusing and entertaining memoir about that experience.
a humorous account of all her ups-and-downs while working for the Secret Service. Lauren was born and raised in Georgia, a Southern debutante, and a true girly girl, but wanted the exciting life of law enforcement. So, she did what any self respecting person would do. She turned her mistakes and failures into a book. Why not laugh at all her mistakes,…
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Jul 31, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Ray Johnson, Barbara Stanwyck Superfan
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Ray Johnson, Barbara Stanwyck Superfan
Harvey and Ray discuss Barbara Stanwyck, her life and career
About Harvey’s guest
all about one of the most hard working, versatile and respected legends in cinematic history: Barbara Stanwyck. In her 64 year career, she made 95 films, including “Double Indemnity”, “The Lady Eve”, “Golden Boy”, and “Meet John Doe”. She was nominated for 4 Academy Awards and won an Honorary Oscar. And she starred in 4 television series and won 3 Emmy awards. Our guest considers himself Miss Stanwyck’s oldest living fan. He fell in love with her in 1946 when he first saw her on the silver screen, and he started corresponding with her at the age of 21. He administers the Facebook page “Barbara Stanwyck – Queen of Hollywood”.
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Jul 30, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Scott Dreier, Singer & Producer, “The Doris Day Project” CD & “Forever Doris” DVD
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Scott Dreier, Singer & Producer of “The Doris Day Project” CD & “Forever Doris” Tribute DVD
Harvey and Scott discuss Doris Day, her life, career and role as animal rights and protection activist
About Harvey’s guests
SCOTT DREIER is thrilled to be celebrating the incredible Doris Day with Doris and Me (2013 and 2014 winner of the Eddon Best of LA Theater Award-Best Male Solo Show). This is Scott’s love letter to Doris Day written with Kurtis Simmons. “Doris and Me” is directed by Richard Israel. Scott has performed the show since 2012—in San Diego (Welk Resort Theatre), San Francisco, Arizona, Rhode Island, Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks, at the prestigious 54 Below in New York, and at the Carmel Performing Arts Center in Carmel, CA celebrating Doris Day’s 92nd birthday, with all proceeds benefiting the Doris Day Animal Foundation..
Scott has made his living as a professional performer for 20 years in theatre, TV…
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Jul 28, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Star of “E.T.”, “Cujo” and many more films, Author, Spiritual Teacher and Healer, Dee Wallace
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Star of “E.T.”, “Cujo”, “Friday the 13th”, “10” and many more films, Author, Spiritual Teacher and Healer, Dee Wallace
About Harvey’s guests
Dee Wallace is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Mary, the mother, in the 1982 blockbuster film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. She is also known for her starring roles in several horror films including The Hills Have Eyes (1977), The Howling (1981), Cujo (1983) and Critters (1986), which earned her the title of "scream queen".
And she’s warmed our hearts on TV in “Together We Stand”, “The New Lassie” and “Just Add Magic”. She’s also written 5 books chronicling her spiritual journey and sharing her wisdom about how to live our lives by channelling and focussing our energy, intention and belief systems to create our true authentic selves and live in the now. She’s an actress, an author, a teacher and a healer. And she hosts a radio…
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Jul 26, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Hollywood Director and Producer of “Velvet Jesus”, Spencer M. Collins VI
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Hollywood Director and Producer of “Velvet Jesus”, Spencer M. Collins IV
About Harvey’s guests
Spencer Collins IV an actor, author, filmmaker and activist who’s definitely on the rise in Hollywood. He’s produced groundbreaking plays, thought provoking films, a book entitled, “COVID LETTERS”, and has his own production company, “BLACKMAIL PRODUCTIONS”.
His latest film, called “Velvet Jesus”, will be premiering in September. It’s a hard-hitting and gut-wrenching narrative that explores issues of addiction, sexuality and emotional turmoil. He draws upon the personal traumas he’s experienced in his own life, to fuel his activism and creativity. And he’s a strong voice in the ongoing dialogue about what it means to be a black man in America.
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https://www.facebook.com/iamcercollins
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Jul 23, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews James and Rebekah R. Ganiere on their Emmy Nominated film, “Rekindling Christmas”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with James and Rebekah R. Ganiere on their Emmy Nominated film, “Rekindling Christmas” and their new film, “No More Goodbyes”
About Harvey’s guests
This is a powerhouse couple whose first Hollywood collaboration has won them an Emmy nomination. James is a director and producer, best known for such films as “Back From the Dead”, “Gearheads”, “Class Act”, “Land of the Free” and “Space Command”.
Rebekah is a prolific, best selling, award winning novelist in numerous genres, including romance, gothic, mystery, and paranormal. Most recently, this creative team wrote, produced and directed “Rekindling Christmas”, a TV movie nominated for Outstanding Daytime Fiction Program.
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https://www.rebekahganiere.com
https://www.facebook.com/VampiresWerewolvesZombies
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Jul 23, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Justin and Alexis Black, Authors of “Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Justin and Alexis Black, Authors of “Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love” and Founders of ROSE Empowerment Group
About Harvey’s guest
Both Alexis and Justin are proud foster care alumni as well as recent graduates, authors, and business owners. Together, they've created ROSE (Rising Over Societal Expectations) Empowerment Group, a company structured to close the information gap for young adults as well as The Scholarship Expert where they support students to graduate debt-free while obtaining the skills needed to be successful. Now, they are releasing Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love to share their story of how they've had to redefine what love and healthy relationships look like.
Justin Black created the Rising Over Societal Expectations (ROSE) Empowerment Group with a vision to close the information g…
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Jul 21, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Emmy Winning Actress, Author and Animal Advocate, Carolyn Hennesy
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Emmy Winning Actress, Author and Animal Advocate, Carolyn Hennesy
About Harvey’s guest
A Los Angeles native and self proclaimed studio-brat, Carolyn has been in over 100 theatrical productions spanning the LA, regional and international theatre scenes. If you ask her nicely she’ll recite the list of her plays for you and then she’ll recite it again…backwards. Having trained at American Conservatory Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London as well as earning a dramatic scholarship to the California State University at Northridge, she has played such distinguished houses as the Mark Taper Forum, Arizona Theatre Company and the Geary Stage. She also studied with the Groundlings in the early ‘90s and became a member of the Sunday Company. From there she moved to the main company at the ACME Comedy Theatre and was a founding member of the all-female improv troupe, “Ovaryaction”. She is the 2001 recipient of t…
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Jul 20, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Legendary Hollywood Actress, Joan Van Ark
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Legendary Hollywood Actress, Joan Van Ark
About Harvey’s guest
Best known for her role as Valene Ewing on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing, she is a life member of The Actors Studio. She made her Broadway debut in 1966 in Barefoot in the Park. In 1971, she received a Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the revival of The School for Wives.
Ms. Van Ark landed her most famous role, Valene Ewing, in 1978, first on the CBS series Dallas, then for 13 seasons on its spin-off Knots Landing (1979–92). For this role, she won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Actress in 1986 and 1989. She left the show in 1992, although she did return for the final episode of the series in 1993 and for the 1997 miniseries Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac. In 1985, she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination as host of the Tournament of Roses Parade on CBS. From 2004 to 2005, she…
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Jul 18, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Emmy Winning Documentary Producer, Hollywood Historian and Author, Geoffrey Mark
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Emmy award winning television documentary producer, a show business historian, radio host and best selling author, Geoffrey Mark.
About Harvey’s guest
Critics have called Geoffrey Mark a walking encyclopedia of show business history. Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised all over the country, Mr. Mark has spent his entire life in one part of show business or another. He has been appeared off-Broadway and in summer stock, been a singer and stand-up comedian in New York nightclubs and cabarets as well as on cruise ships, the proud recipient of an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award nomination, hosted two radio series in Los Angeles, writes comedy for several stand-up comedians, writes and produces documentaries and reality shows for cable television, as well as hosted two radio series of his own as well as several special programs on radio and television. Mr. Mark is also in demand as a performer in nightclubs, on cruise ships and for corpora…
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Jul 12, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews The Good Witch of Hollywood, Patti Negri
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with The Good Witch of Hollywood, Patti Negri
About Harvey’s guest
Patti is a Psychic-Medium and “Good Witch” best known for her recurring role on the Travel Channel’s #1 show GHOST ADVENTURES. She is the international best selling author of OLD WORLD MAGICK FOR THE MODERN WORLD: TIPS, TRICKS, & TECHNIQUES TO BALANCE, EMPOWER, & CREATE A LIFE YOU LOVE. Patti’s body of work includes appearances on such shows as MASTER CHEF, BEVERLY HILLS PAWN and Jeff Lewis’ FLIPPING OUT. She has graced numerous magazine covers, contributed to over 20 books and conducted seances on radio, film, and TV working with such legends as Jon Voight, Josh Duhamel, Chevy Chase and Gregory Hines.
Patti enjoys working her magic on Ghost Adventures and their new spinoff Deadly Possessions on the Travel Channel, Jeff Lewis’s Flipping Out, some magickal cooking on Master Chef with Gordon Ramsey, conjuring up a few “dead celebrities” on Private Chefs…
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Jul 10, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Author, Journalist and Talk Show Host, Shernita Wiggins-Wynder
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Author, Journalist and Talk Show Host, Shernita Wiggins-Wynder
About Harvey’s guest
Shernita has over 20 years combined experience in education, creative design, technical and creative writing skills, advanced technology skills along with degrees in both education and technology (B.S. Art Education, and MA- Technology Integration. She is an Editor of her own publishing companies, Car'mel-Velocity Pennation Publishing and Tree of Life'spiration Press which provide services to self published authors from editing to the printing process and marketing. Shernita, at the present time, has 5 book publications to her credit with 3 to release from her own collection and other authors in 2021. Her creative writing skills can be seen in newspapers in the Monroe Journal (Monroe County), Wilcox Progressive Era (Wilcox County) and the Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery County) in Alabama along with multiple articles in the Trendsetters to Tren…
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Jul 9, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Author and “Jollytologist”, Allen Klein
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Author and “Jollytologist”, Allen Klein
About Harvey’s guest
Allen Klein is a pioneer in gelotology and the therapeutic humor movement. In 1974, Klein's wife was only 34 years old when she died of liver disease, and the aspect where she had kept her sense of humor all the way to the end inspired Klein to give up his previous career as a theater and television scene designer and to study human development. Klein is an American author and lecturer on the stress relieving benefits of humor and on gallows humor. Among other positions, Klein was the 2005-2006 president of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor.
Klein has written 8 books on the therapeutic benefits of humor, happiness and positivity.
The Healing Power of Humor: Techniques for Getting through Loss, Setbacks, Upsets, Disappointments, Difficulties, Trials, Tribulations, and All That Not-So-Funny Stuff
The Courage to Laugh: Humor, Hope, and Healing in th…
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Jul 8, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Star of “The Underground Railroad” and “Loki”, Lucius Baston
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Star of “The Underground Railroad” and “Loki”, Lucius Baston
Lucius Baston is an American actor from Queens, New York. He is known for best known for his roles in Atlanta, Lovecraft Country and The Underground Railroad.
The younger of two boys, Baston started entertaining at the age of 11 years old as a disc jockey (DJ) for community and school events. Later on through multiple changes in profession, Baston sparked a new interest in an acting career by gazing upon head-shots from a fellow friend. Since 2005, he started the progression of his roles on screen.
After working as a DJ in his youth, Baston joined the United States Air Force for eleven years. He later proceeded to pursue a career in electronics, and then on the air as a radio broadcaster. After these endeavors, Baston went on to making a career in the acting industry. He started by going to the Performers Studio Workshop where he honed in on his skills.
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Jul 6, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Academy Award Winning Actor, George Chakiris
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Academy Award Winning Actor, George Chakiris.
He is best known for his appearance in the 1961 film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.
West Side Story had been running for a year on Broadway, and Chakiris auditioned for Jerome Robbins. He was cast in the London production as Riff, leader of the Jets. The musical launched on the West End in late 1958, and Chakiris received excellent reviews, playing it for almost 22 months. The Mirisch Brothers bought the film rights to West Side Story and tested Chakiris. They ended up feeling his dark complexion made him more ideal for the role of Bernardo, leader of the Sharks, and cast Russ Tamblyn as Riff.
The film of West Side Story (1961) was hugely successful, and Chakiris won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Acto…
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Jul 6, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews British Pop/Rock and Dance Band, D:Ream
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Peter Cunnah and Al Mackenzie of British Pop/Rock and Dance Band, D:Ream
D:Ream is an Irish/English pop rock and dance group. They had a UK No. 1 hit with "Things Can Only Get Better" in 1994 as well as eight more top 40 hits.[1] They released three albums, two of which reached the UK top five.[1] The group had an all-male line-up which varied in number, but mainly centred on lead singer Peter Cunnah. The live band included keyboard player Brian Cox, who is now a renowned cosmologist and a television presenter; although Cunnah, as the only official member, normally played keyboards (along with all other instruments) on studio recordings.
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http://www.d-ream.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/d.ream.co.uk/
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Jul 3, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Award-winning Filmmaker and Author, Shane Stanley
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Award-winning Filmmaker and Author, Shane Stanley
Shane won his first Emmy Award at the age of 16 for his work on “Desperate Passage”. He co-produced “Gridiron Gang”, worked on TV shows like “Red Shoe Diaries” and “Dream Chasers”. He’s won dozens of awards for directing and producing movies like, “A Sight for Sore Eyes”, “My Trip to the Dark Side”, “Break Even”, “Mistrust” and “The Untold Story”.
Harvey and Shane discuss his book, “What You Don’t Learn in Film School: A Complete Guide to Independent Filmmaking”, a frank and eye-opening inside look into the film industry, which has become required reading at film schools.
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https://www.shanestanley.net/
https://www.facebook.com/ShaneStanleyOfficial
https://twitter.com/shanestanley
https://www.instagram.com/officialshanestanley/
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Jul 1, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Author, Athlete and Media Personality, Kristin Beale
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Author, Athlete and Media Personality, Kristin Beale
At the age of 14, this happy, athletic and popular young girl suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury in a jet ski accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. In an instant, her entire life was turned into the worst nightmare imaginable. In the 16 years since then, by sheer determination and strength of will, she turned herself first into a survivor, then a warrior, and now she’s a popular author and media personality.
She has written three books, entitled “Greater Things”, “Date Me” and “A Million Suns”.
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https://kristinbeale.com/
https://www.facebook.com/kristin.beale
https://www.facebook.com/datemeseries
https://www.instagram.com/kristin.gupta/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVgwq5o00b0&t=8s
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Jun 28, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Documentary Filmmaker and Director, Jia Wertz
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Documentary Filmmaker and Director, Jia Wertz
Filmmaker Jia Wertz pursues stories that explore the conflict between institutional systems and individuals victimized by those institutions in the name of protecting the social order. She is currently investigating the vagaries and inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system through the story of Jeffrey Deskovic and other exonerees to have their freedom restored at the cost of irreparable damage to their minds, relationships and families.
In addition, Jia is a featured writer for Forbes, Co-host of the Speaking of Crime podcast, and the Founder and fashion designer of Studio 15.
Jia is from Calgary, Alberta and currently lives in New York City with her husband and son. She is a graduate of New York Film Academy. “Conviction” is her award-winning debut film.
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Jun 27, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Devin Ibañez, First Openly Gay Pro Rugby Player
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Devin Ibañez, the first openly Gay Pro Rugby Player about his experiences coming out in what is considered an extremely macho sport, his life and his advocacy for LGBTQ+ people and rights.
Devin played for the New England Free Jacks, and in the UK for the Scarborough Rugby Union Football Club, and he won a gold medal while representing team USA at the 2017 World Maccabiah Games. He also won the 2018 National Championship with the Mystic River Rugby Club. In December 2020, he shocked the world when he revealed on Instagram that he is gay. Since then, he’s been dedicated to LGBTQ+ advocacy in sport, to inspire inclusivity and acceptance in the world of athletics.
When not playing, Devin has coached rugby at Westlake Boys High School in New Zealand, his alma mater Brookline High School and most recently with the Northeast Academy. He holds a degree in sport management and education from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Dev…
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Jun 26, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews William Jankowski, co-author of Patty Duke's book, "In the Presence of Greatness"
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with William Jankowski, co-author of Patty Duke's final book, "In the Presence of Greatness: My Sixty-Year Journey as an Actress".
Harvey and William discuss Patty Duke's life, career and issues with mental health.
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Jun 22, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews the Son of Legendary Director William Wellman, William Wellman Jr.
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Actor, Author and the Son of Legendary Director William Wellman, William Wellman Jr.
Harvey and William discuss his father’s life, experiences as a WWI pilot, his career, his movies, including “Wings”, the first movie to win a Best Picture Academy Award, the original “A Star is Born”, “Beau Geste”, “Public Enemy”, “Call of the Wild”, “The High and the Mighty”, “The Story of G.I. Joe”, “Battleground” and “Buffalo Bill” William Wellman Jr., an accomplished actor in his own right, who’s written a wonderful book entitled, “Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel”. He also produced a documentary entitled “Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick”.
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Jun 13, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Incomparable Singer, Roslyn Kind
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Incomparable Singer, Roslyn Kind
Harvey and Roslyn discuss her life and career.
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Jun 13, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews "Robin" from the TV Superhit show "Batman", Burt Ward
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with "Robin" from the TV Superhit show "Batman", Burt Ward
Harvey and Burt discuss his career as part of the “Dynamic Duo” on the series “Batman” with Adam West, his charity work with animal rescue and his work on developing a line of pet food products.
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Jun 12, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Lawyer, Civil Rights Advocate and Author, Mark M. Bello
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Lawyer, Civil Rights Advocate and Author, Mark M. Bello
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Jun 10, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews David Page, Author of "Food Americana"
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with David Page, Author of "Food Americana". Harvey and David discuss his work as producer on the Food Network’s, “Diners, Drive Ins and Dives”, his new book ““Food Americana: The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories Behind America’s Favourite Dishes” and many aspects of what food means and how it is viewed in America.
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Jun 8, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Graham Russell of Legendary Band "Air Supply"
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Graham Russell of Legendary Band "Air Supply". Harvey and Graham discuss the band’s rise, career and continuing success as one of the most iconic groups of the 80’s and onward.
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Jun 6, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews "Happy Days" star and singer, Donny Most
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with "Happy Days" star and singer, Donny Most about his role as "Ralph Malph", his acting and directing career and his singing career
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Jun 5, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Lee Wind, Author, LGBTQ Advocate and Blogger
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Lee Wind, Author, Advocate and Blogger on “I’m Here. I’m Queer. Now what the Hell do I read?”
Harvey and Lee discuss his books, “Queer as a Five Dollar Bill” and “No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves” an extremely well-researched book that provides very persuasive evidence that some of the most famous people in history – people like Abraham Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi and even Shakespeare - MAY IN FACT have been gay or bisexual. They also discuss his focus on providing support for LGBTQ kids so they can avoid stigma, bigotry and social isolation through his blog
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Jun 2, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Billy Van Zandt, Actor, Writer, Producer and Author of “Get in the Car, Jane: Adventures in the TV Wasteland”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Billy Van Zandt, Actor, Writer, Producer and Author of “Get in the Car, Jane: Adventures in the TV Wasteland”, about his career as an actor, comedy writer and producer of several hit series as well as his hilarious book. Billy discusses working with such greats as Bob Newhart, Don Rickles, Brook Shields, Jamie Lee Curtis and Olympia Dukakis and provides an insiders view on the inner workings of Hollywood and the TV studios.
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Jun 1, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Jay Moriarty, Author of “Honky in the House: Writing and Producing “The Jeffersons”
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Jay Moriarty, Writer and Producer of the megahit 70’s TV show, “The Jeffersons” and author of “Honky in the House: Writing and Producing “The Jeffersons” about his career as a comedy writer and producer of the ground-breaking series.
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May 30, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Playwright and Filmmaker Peachanda DuBose
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Peachanda DuBose, Award winning Playwright, Poet and Filmmaker, about her life and career, her plays “Ferguson: the Musical”, “Loving Him”, “Veracity”, “Same Stranger” and “Brothers” and her movies, “Maggie”, “Bus Stop” and “Diabolical”.
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May 27, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Actress and Author of "Consider your Ass Kissed", the Fabulous Ruta Lee
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Actress and Author of "Consider your Ass Kissed", the Fabulous Ruta Lee, star of Movies and Television about her career, her book and her work with The Thalians, who have raised over $35 million for mental health related causes over the past 60 years.
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May 24, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Actress and Bestselling Author of "Freshwater Road", Denise Nicholas
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Actress and Bestselling Author of "Freshwater Road", Denise Nicholas about her career, Room 222, In the Heat of the Night, racism in America and her bestselling book, "Freshwater Road"
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May 23, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Movie and TV Producer, Director and Screenwriter, Rocky Lang, Author of "Growing Up Hollywood: Tales from the Son of a Hollywood Mogul"
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Movie and TV Producer, Director and Screenwriter, Rocky Lang, Author of "Growing Up Hollywood: Tales from the Son of a Hollywood Mogul"
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May 22, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Suzanne Brent, Author & Daughter of Hollywood Legend George Brent
Harvey Brownstone conducts and in-depth Interview with Suzanne Brent, Author of several novels and daughter of Hollywood Legend George Brent
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May 21, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Marissa LaRocca, Author of "Starving In Search of Me"
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Marissa LaRocca, Author of "Starving In Search of Me: A coming-of-age story of overcoming an eating disorder and finding self-acceptance"
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May 17, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Martin McKenna, Author of "The Boy who Talked to Dogs"
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with The Dreadlock Dog Man, Martin McKenna, Author of "The Boy who Talked to Dogs". Martin is a world renowned expert on dogs, dog language and dog behaviour. This interview takes you deep into the Dog World to learn about the unique language, rules and customs of these furry companions who share our homes! Martin has written four books, including the best selling 'The Dog Man' and 'What's Your Dog Telling You?' and 'What's Your Dog Teaching You'
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May 15, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Singing Sensation Jonathan Antoine
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with British tenor Jonathan Antoine about his meteoric career following his triumph on Britain's Got Talent. A candid, intimate and open-hearted discussion.
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May 13, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Wyatt McCrea, Grandson of Joel McCrea and Frances Dee
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Wyatt McCrea about his grandparents Joel McCrea and Frances Dee and the McCrea Ranch Foundation
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May 8, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Hollywood Golden Age Author Allan Ellenberger
Harvey Brownstone conducts an Interview with Hollywood Golden Age Author Allan Ellenberger
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May 7, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Hollywood Writer, Producer and Author Bruce Ferber
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Hollywood Writer, Producer and Author Bruce Ferber about his life, his career and his books.
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May 6, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Writer, Producer and Director Todd Robinson
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Writer, Producer and Director Todd Robinson about his life and career and his work with Ridley Scott, Sydney Pollack, Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, Samuel L. Jackson, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Peter Fonda, John Savage, Amy Madigan, Diane Ladd and Bradly Whitford.
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May 5, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Acclaimed Director Waris Hussein
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Award-winning Director Waris Hussein about his life and career, including Doctor Who, and working with Bette Davis, Anthony Hopkins, Barry Manilow, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Sybil Thorndyke
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May 2, 2021
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Author and Judy Garland Expert John Fricke.
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Author and Judy Garland Expert John Fricke. An absolute MUST for every Judy Garland fan!
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May 1, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Joan Crawford Superfan Jeff Kenney
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Joan Crawford Superfan Jeff Kenney
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Apr 30, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews North America's newest sensation, Rock Band MONOWHALES
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with North America's newest sensation, Rock Band MONOWHALES
For more interviews, videos and podcasts go to https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com
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Apr 26, 2021
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Legendary Rock Band Glass Tiger
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Legendary Rock Band Glass Tiger
For more interviews and podcasts go to https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com
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Apr 24, 2021
Harvey Brownstone with Rocky Lang and Barbara Hall about their book, "Letters from Hollywood"
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Rocky Lang and Barbara Hall about their book, "Letters from Hollywood", a compilation of letters from some of the most famous people in Hollywood history.
For more interviews and podcasts go to http://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com