On the day that became known as Bloody Sunday, John Lewis and nonviolent marchers were beaten and tear-gassed by Alabama state troopers in Selma. The violence helped put Lewis on the global stage as a hero of the U.S. civil rights movement. https://t.co/5lEZLsiqHO
Columbus was an asshole. I say we replace him with Columbo Day where everyone wears trenchcoats, smokes cigars, and pretends to be confused. Who’s with me?
1968, Mexico: I was hiding from Howard Hughes. I blew the studio budget at one of Imelda Marcos’ crap games. I was stuck with Sam Peckinpah, peyote, and the ghost of sitting bull. Next thing you know we’re making THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY.
1978, I had been up for 3 days on blow I had picked up from actor Richard Mulligan who I had ran into at Shelly Winters orgy. The Shah called. Could I kill Natalie Wood over comments Robert Wagner made at a party.Chris Walken was with me. Long story short thats how we made Benji
I’m at a loss for words, a state Fred Willard never found himself in. My friend for 40+ years, a great comic actor who had no competition because there was only one of him. We were all so lucky. Goodbye, Fred.