The New Memoir
by Michael B. Druxman on 05/19/12
May 21, 2012
For the past week, I've been writing daily on my new memoir, the title of which I am still not going to share with you yet.
It's amazing how, once you start writing that the memories start pouring back, one right after another. This past week, I wrote sections on comedians Jack Carter and Stanley Myron Handelman, as well as pages on Christopher Lee and Richard Castellano. Already, I have approximately 80 pages.
This past week, I also had phone conversations with two former publicity clients with whom I haven't spoken to in years. One of them was character actor Don Keefer, now in his nineties, who has hundreds of credits, including BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID, as well as several TWILIGHT ZONE episodes, but perhaps his main claim to fame is that he originated the role of "Bernard" in Arthur Miller's DEATH OF A SALESMAN, played the role for the entire Broadway run, then repeated it in the Fredric March movie version. There will be a page or two about Don in the new book.
I also spoke to Marian Hailey, a fine actress, who is probably best known for the film LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS, and appearing in the Broadway revival and subsequent television show of HARVEY with Jimmy Stewart and Helen Hayes. Marian has a new family book coming out, and I'm going to make a book trailer for her.
It's nice to talk to old friends.
You have a creative week.
Michael
