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published by Barry Paris on April 20, 2011 - 4:20pm

I have finally entered the 20th century, now that it's the 21st. God help us all... Thanks for blogging, if you choose to do so. And please try to keep it on the same high erudite plane as the entry (below) from Garbo. Who knew her Latin was so fluent?

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Victor & Galvatron

May 4, 2011 - 6:46pm

Hi! We just wanted to tell you we're your biggest fans...and wish that, for your next star biography, you'd think about doing Felix the Cat. Thank you for your consideration.

MethodActor123

May 19, 2011 - 9:31am

What's all this animal stuff? Does Paris have some kind of cat-dog thing? I'm waiting for the second installment of his fine Stella Adler book...unless it's canceled.

Barry

May 21, 2011 - 7:02am

Funny you should mention that...and thanks for doing so. Not canceled, but resurrected! Take a look at the "News" dept. item, announcing "Stella II: The Americans" for Knopf 2012.

greentree gal

June 14, 2011 - 10:03pm

barry, is aunt thelma real or fictional? i notice she pops up now and then when u least expect her..like in the woody allen revue

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Barry Paris

June 17, 2011 - 8:28pm

Only God could create a tree---or my Aunt Thelmah. Indeed, she is very much a real & not invented character, one of the illustrious "Weird Sisters" (my mum Claire & five female siblings) who lived with us for years. Thel was a sassy Western Union telegraph operator in Pittsburgh in the 1920s & '30s, who scandalized her bosses & blazed a feminist trail by wearing pants instead of dresses to work. In 1975 (when they were in their early 70s), I took Claire & Thelmah to Paris, where Thelmah kept holding out handfuls of francs & centimes and saying, "What's this in REAL money?" After my 50th attempt to explain the exchange rate, I said, "Thel, dollars aren't `real money' here---their `real currency' is francs, and the French take it very seriously." Her immortal reply: "If they take it so seriously, why did they name it after a hot dog?"

(Thanks, G.G., for giving me the excuse to tell this story & revive her fabulous memory!)

Scott Pyle

July 19, 2011 - 10:04am

Hey, Barry! I know you co-wrote the Tony Curtis autobiography a while back, so this may be of interest.

THE PERSUADERS! (starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore) is coming to Blu-ray as a complete series set. This release is in England only (so far) but hopefully this 40TH ANNIVERSARY set will be coming to America soon! Rumor has it that Sir Roger Moore will even attend one of the launch event.

Thanks!

--Scott

Johnna A. Pro

August 8, 2011 - 9:45am

Barry -
So nice to see you've finally entered the 20th Century! You are by far, my dear, the best writer I know and that speaks volumes coming from a writer such as myself. As you know, I've had the pleasure of reading every one of your books (except Stella) and have enjoyed each one immensely. I must say, though, I'm growing old waiting for Pierce... How long must I wait?
Much love,
Miss J.
Writer, Publicist, and now KDKA Radio Host
(KDKA-AM 1020 "NewsTalk" Saturdays 6-9 pm)

TisyinobbyHiz

October 23, 2011 - 4:35am

i love barryparis.com

Elaina Archer

November 12, 2011 - 9:51pm

Hello Barry! this site is amazing - very well done - I cannot wait to see your new Stella Adler book and your Franklin Pierce come to life! Please get in touch with me soon as I would love to catch up! Your site looks amazing...

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