New Ron Howard Memoir
Ron Howard and his brother Clint Howard have just released a new book called "The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family", in which they discuss what it was like to grow up on TV.
Actress Glenn Close said about the book, "How can the complexities of husband and wives, parents and children, brother to brother be contained between the pages of one book? It’s impossible and yet The Boys touched me in such a way that the Howards’ story---Rance, Jean, Ron and Clint—will continue, for a long time, to settle on my heart like soft rain. It is about life and show business and how one, famous family connected both--with passion, loyalty, respect and, most of all, love.”
Available on Amazon, October 12, 2021.
Josie Lloyd 1940-2020
According to Norman Lloyd's obituary published in The Washington Post [1], his daughter, Susanna Baird, who had acted under the name Josie Lloyd, died in 2020. Her date of death has not been published. Little is publicly known about her life following her 1960's acting career. According to Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josie_Lloyd
Jack Burns (1933-2020)
Actor Jack Burns, who played Deputy Warren Ferguson on The Andy Griffith Show has died. He was an Emmy-nominated writer for "The Muppet Show" and comedy partner of George Carlin and Avery Schreiber. The Hollywood Reporter
R.I.P. Sam Bobrick 1932-2019
Writer Sam Bobrick has passed away. He co-wrote many episodes of The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. Learn more at Sam Bobrick's official site.
Joseph Sirola R.I.P.
Joseph Sirola, who played Freddy Fleet in The Mayberry Band has passed away. He was also an accomplished actor on stage and screen. Check out this interesting article about him in The Hollywood Reporter.