Ed Lauter, Hitchcock’s Last Victim
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
There aren’t a great number of people walking around today who can say that they starred in an Alfred Hitchcock movie. There are even less who can say that they were in Hitchcock’s last movie. And even fewer who can say that they died in Hitchcock’s last movie. In fact, there’s only one. Yes, Ed Lauter’s character of Joseph P. Maloney in Hitchcock’s last film Family Plot was the last character that Hitchcock ever killed on screen. Read the rest of this entry »
You might say that Friday, April 2, 2010, was a full day. A bus tour around parts of England, a play in London’s West End Theatre district, two celebrity encounters, an ultra-famous grave, and a Hard Rock Cafe. And once again, this was accomplished on virtually no sleep. I barely had time to grab a croissant before catching our 8am bus out of the hotel that morning. So by the time we made our first stop at a Welcome Break rest station, I was famished. 
You are probably wondering why the introductory photo in this posting shows Bob and me at a limousine rental desk. I can tell you that this spot had great significance and to find out why, you must read on. But while you are being held captive in rapt suspense, allow me to fill you in on the events of Monday, April 26, and Tuesday, April 27, 2010 (with a little bit of Saturday, May 1, thrown in for good measure). My home base for these two days was Bob’s house in San Bernardino, California.