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Inside the World of Classic American Moviemaking: Rocky Lang on Our Lives with Shannon Fisher
Collaborators Rocky Lang and Barbara Hall—and contributor Eva Marie Saint—preview their new book, featuring missives about everything from James Bond (“New York did not care for [Sean] Connery”) to Marlene Dietrich and Ernest Hemingway’s unconsummated love.
Letters Give an Intimate Look at Classic Hollywood Era
Filmmaker Rocky Lang was taken aback a few years ago when he learned of a letter his father, producer Jennings Lang, had written in 1939. Lang the elder had just arrived in Los Angeles that year and was seeking a job from the famous literary agent H.N. Swanson.
My Mother Said Your Father Was Shot in the Balls
His words ricocheted across the playground blacktop with deafening clarity. My sixth grade best friend, Andy Stewart, was racing towards me yelling at the top of his lungs: “HEY, LANG… MY MOTHER SAID YOUR FATHER WAS SHOT IN THE BALLS!” He yelled again. “HEY, LANG! MY MOTHER SAID YOUR FATHER WAS SHOT IN THE BALLS!”
Is the Underhand Serve Underhanded?
On an early fall day in the quiet residential community of Tarzana, California at the Braemar Country Club I was warming up on court 7, while a foursome was playing doubles on an adjacent court.
The History of Tennis Balls
On an early fall day in the quiet residential community of Tarzana, California at the Braemar Country Club I was warming up on court 7, while a foursome was playing doubles on an adjacent court.
Why Senior Tennis Matters to the Rest of Us
“You Schmuck” my father’s voice bellowed as I hit a backhand that hit the back fence. My dad was referring to me using my head, but I thought image was everything. Hey, that’s what Agassi said, right? And besides,…