Shirley MacLaine has a complicated relationship with her only daughter, Sachi Parker. MacLaine wed film producer Steve Parker in 1954, and the couple welcomed their first and only child, Sachi, born Stephanie Sachinko Parker, two years later in 1956. After almost 30 years of what the actress described as an “open marriage,” MacLaine and Parker … Read more
On the eve of Shirley MacLaine‘s 90th birthday (on April 24), let’s revisit on this 96th Academy Awards day what remains one of the top five Oscar acceptance speeches (in my humble opinion) ever: the night 40 years ago when MacLaine won Best Actress for “Terms of Endearment” over co-star Debra Winger (who played her … Read more
In recent days, I met a friendly couple at a congress: he, serene and circumspect, she, clearly, sulking. They looked a bit upset. When the time came, he approached the podium, impeccably formulated his presentation and received the applause and handshakes to which his excellent presentation earned him. After concluding the round of presentations in … Read more
