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Harrison Held’s SceneAroundTown… Hollywood! (Dateline: March 14, 2026)
Congratulations to the incomparable Harrison Ford on receiving his well-deserved SAG Life Achievement Award! He’s a very down to earth super star… When I met him at a premier party c. 2007 I gave him greetings from our mutual friend acclaimed photographer Ron Batzdorff. Ron and Harrison worked together as carpenters early on. He asked me what Ron was up to so I said “You know those billboards for Flight Plan with Jody Foster? Ron shot those” to which Harrison replied ‘It’s nice to know that one of the guys has done so well!”… Very down to earth and humble.
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales were resplendent at the BAFTA Awards in London. I wasn’t there… I wish I was…
Speaking of Royalty, a trio of Hollywood Royalty met up for lunch recently… Shirley MacLaine and her long time friends Karen Sharpe Kramer and Kat Kramer got together to reminisce and dine. Kat & Karen gave Shirley a special Hearts Forward gift which she loved.
Almost 2 years since a concussion caused my traumatic brain injury. These things take a long time to heal… Writing columns kept my brain going. Extremely difficult sometimes but worth it.
Stellar and dynamic filmmaker James Cameron was to receive WGAW’s 2026 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement March 8th but the guild cancelled the show for now because non-supervisory staff at the WGAW staff have been on strike since February 17 so postponing it is the right thing to do…
The late Sally Kirkland invited me to the Titanic Oscar party but when I got there she was party hopping elsewhere. While waiting outside, I chatted with Jay Leno and his lovely wife Mavis as they were leaving and absent mindedly picked up a glass sitting by the coat check… A security guard walked out, was very alarmed and said “You can’t bring liquor outside , you have to go back in!” So in I went with the glass… I hadn’t seen the movie yet.It was a very lavish Oscar party packed with stars and movers and shakers. Suddenly James Cameron arrived with his Oscar on hand…”I’m king of the world! I’m king of the world” he said proudly waving his award. Like I mentioned hadn’t seen the movie yet and didn’t know “I’m king of the world” was a key catch phrase… “Man, does he ever have a big ego” I thought to myself. Soon after I did see Titanic and learned what “I’m king of the world” meant… I went back several more times. What a great movie . Congratulations, Mr. Cameron, on your latest award, date TBA. You’ve brought great entertainment to millions and millions!
France welcomed Oprah & best friend Gayle King to Paris Fashion Week. C’est dommage… I wasn’t there , I wish I was.
We mourn the sad loss of the Prince of Pop Neil Sedaka 86, who gave us so much with his great singing and music. “Goodbye dear friend. Your songs will make heaven sing” said Joan Collins to which I agree 100%. Sadly we also said goodbye to Eric Dane, James Van Der Beek, Robert Carradine and Jennifer Runyon… Gone too young – may they RIP
Check out the funtastic Black History Exhibit at the beautiful Hollywood Museum which is in the heart of Hollywood in the former Max Factor building. Donelle Dadigan, Steve Nycklemoe and their hardworking crew have once again put together their amazing annual exhibit which is called “This Joint is Jumpin” Enjoy Jenn on The Red’s excellent recap of the opening night festivities…
I highly recommend the upcoming Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival 33rd Anniversary Champagne Gala Thursday March 26th at Barnsdall Park in Hollywood… The evening begins with a delicious catered meal under the stars and which will be hosted by the legendary duo of Fred Lange & Florence La Rue Visit Home – …..
Beautiful talented singer Christena Rich will be performing on March 29 730pm at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato with Grammy Award winner Lawrence Juber (Paul McCartney Guitarist). Her fun show is a tribute to Legendary Songwriter Jimmy McHugh whose hits include I’m in the Mood for Love and On The Sunny Side of the Street…… Her album “Jimmy’s Place” is getting radio airplay across the country including 88.1 FM KJAZZ in Los Angeles… Christena recently hosted a one hour show called Siriusly Frank on Sirius FM Radio…They rebroadcast it often… Jimmy McHugh wrote songs for FS’s first movie Higher & Higher including A Lovely Way to Spend An Evening.
Happy heavenly 82nd birthday Mary Wilson. Your presence and talent made the world a better place. You are missed.
Congratulations to the beautiful and talented Michelle Yeo on her Hollywood Walk of Fame Star… Dreams do come true…
Gorgeous talented power couple…The audience went wild when Eva Mendes made a surprise appearance with husband Ryan Gosling to celebrate her birthday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Kathy Garver’s Valentine’s Book is great. it is called Romancing with The Stars.
The recent Grammy Award nominee and Classic Hollywood star is always on the go.
There will be a Charlie’s Angels 50th Reunion at PaleyFest April 6 at the Dolby Stage in Hollywood. Legends Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd and Jaclyn Smith are scheduled to be there.
The legendary Renee Taylor celebrates her 93rd birthday March 18 in PS at The Plaza Theatre performing her Broadway hit My Life on a Diet. She’s hilarious , very nice and very inspiring.
Happy belated birthday to legendary publicist and media expert Elliott Mintz who turned 81 and enjoyed dinner with best friend Priscilla Presley.
Bill Devlin’s popular Comedy & Cocktails Annual St. Patrick’s Day Show will be at The Improv Lab Hollywood Saturday March 14.
Enjoy! This is being written before this year’s Academy Awards… I hope you had a very nice Oscar Sunday …I hope that you get all that you want out of life…. HH