Tag Archives: John Box

When I was in bed with Robert Redford, he made me laugh and laugh

His bedroom was the simplest room of all–except where the dresser was garnished with a toilet set of pure dull gold. Daisy took the brush with delight, and smoothed her hair, whereupon Gatsby sat down and shaded his eyes and … Continue reading

Posted in Culture, Scenes From My Life, The Facts of Life | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on When I was in bed with Robert Redford, he made me laugh and laugh

Scene from my Gatsby life: “Hank, how do you spell ‘occulist'”?

Mia was pregnant. The Newport shoot wrapped before her baby bump blossomed fully into Fletcher Previn. Then, what Redford once, semi-sarcastically, termed “the big money, above-the-line” personnel, and the British camera crew and one minor Paramount executive made their various … Continue reading

Posted in Culture, Scenes From My Life, The Facts of Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Scene from my Gatsby life: “Hank, how do you spell ‘occulist'”?