We're "Dancing on the Edge," My Thoughts on Russ Tamblyn's Memoir
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Russ Tamblyn was the first movie star I met. I have known many actors through my parents, but Russ is the star who more likely had his movies shown in big, glamorous movie palaces. The other actors I have known were on television, such as Dean Stockwell and Billy Gray, But Russ, which was very much the tradition of seeing him in the Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. So when I saw Dean or Billy, the screen was small because we had a small-screen TV set. But to see Russ is like visiting him on a six-story movie screen, with ushers in uniforms and expensive candy and soda drinks in the lobby. He also did musicals, which are not real life but are better than life. And it seemed that Russ jumped higher than the entire cast because he is really something. Before parkour or freerunning, there was Russ, and he did all of that before it got a fancy French name.
We're "Dancing on the Edge," My Thoughts on Russ Tamblyn's Memoir
We're "Dancing on the Edge," My Thoughts on…
We're "Dancing on the Edge," My Thoughts on Russ Tamblyn's Memoir
Russ Tamblyn was the first movie star I met. I have known many actors through my parents, but Russ is the star who more likely had his movies shown in big, glamorous movie palaces. The other actors I have known were on television, such as Dean Stockwell and Billy Gray, But Russ, which was very much the tradition of seeing him in the Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. So when I saw Dean or Billy, the screen was small because we had a small-screen TV set. But to see Russ is like visiting him on a six-story movie screen, with ushers in uniforms and expensive candy and soda drinks in the lobby. He also did musicals, which are not real life but are better than life. And it seemed that Russ jumped higher than the entire cast because he is really something. Before parkour or freerunning, there was Russ, and he did all of that before it got a fancy French name.