Tag Archives: zero mostel

short memories

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Dave

It can be supposed that Shimon Peres was trying his hand at nice guy politics, but still, there is a reality gap of credulity at some point here. The Russians have been trying to make nice lately, but unfortunately there … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Fiddler on the Roof, Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center Moscow, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Marc Chagall, Natan Sharansky, shimon peres, zero mostel | Leave a comment

truth through distortion

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Dave

As a clown, Zero Mostel was a funny fat man, an Oliver Hardy or Raimu, who improvises off stage in a variety of dialects, ranging from Yiddish to Wodehouse English, and lacing them with what Maxim Gorky, in describing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Shake Your Hips | Tagged Gene Wilder, jim brochu, jim brochu zero hour, jim brochu zero mostel, Oliver Hardy, P.G. Wodehouse, zero mostel | Leave a comment

buster: salvaged by tried and true nobodies…

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Art

buster keaton… by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i just wanted to share this 8×10 b&w glossy photo of buster keaton wearing one of ed ‘big daddy’ roth’s “surfink” tshirts. amazing, huh? seems like everybody was wearing those things back then, … Continue reading →