Toronto editor Dana Cook's collections of encounters with the famous have been published in a wide range of newspapers, magazines and journals. He has been an obituary columnist for Salon.com since 2004, subjects have included Marlon Brando, Johnny Carson, Lady Bird Johnson, Norman Mailer, and most recently, Walter Cronkite. Dana can be reached at danacook (at) istar.ca
Remembrances of the National Review founder by James Michener, Jackie Robinson, Ted Koppel, Andrea Dworkin, Oliver North, Mike Wallace and other notables.
Jay Leno, Della Reese, Mike Douglas, Miles Davis, Betty White and others on their impressions of Merv Griffin, the late talk show host, game show producer and mogul.
Kurt Vonnegut, Lauren Bacall, James Beard, J. Paul Getty, Betty Ford and others recall their encounters with the cheerful and cosmopolitan Art Buchwald.
Howard Cosell, Jerry Lee Lewis, David Crosby, Kate Millett, Timothy Leary, Geraldo Rivera and others recall their encounters with John Lennon, who died 25 years ago today.
How his famous guests and peers -- some in awe, some in anger -- remembered Johnny Carson, including Cavett, Warhol, Cher, Gabor, Rivers, Reynolds and Leno.
Michael Jackson, Kirk Douglas, Mary Tyler Moore, Tennessee Williams, Rocky Graziano, Joan Baez, Tony Bennett, Michael Caine, Mario Puzo and many others recall their initial encounters with the acting legend.
