Thursday, November 10, 2016

Happy belated 102nd birthday to Norman Lloyd!

Norman Lloyd, St. Elsewhere's Dr. Daniel Auschlander, turned 102 years old on November 8.

Monday, October 10, 2016

My videos are gone!

You may have noticed--the YouTube channel that once supported this website has been terminated. Busted for copyright violation. So any post that contains a video that's not working has been affected by this development.

One hopeful note out of this--rather than originating from the previous owners, Fox Home Entertainment, these violation notices were filed by Warner Bros. Entertainment. I can only hope they were going after these videos because WB is planning some sort of full-series DVD release sometime soon.

Sunday, August 14, 2016

R.I.P. Sagan Lewis, St. Elsewhere's Dr. Jacqueline Wade

The actress and wife of showrunner Tom Fontana passed away from cancer at age 63 on August 7.


The St. Elsewhere Experience is saddened to report the passing of actress Sagan Lewis, who played Dr. Jacqueline Wade on St. Elsewhere on all six seasons of the show.

Jackie and Sagan were personal favourites of mine. I love that they expanded her role over the course of the series. I also once found a discussion thread somewhere where two women discovered they were both named Sagan after Sagan Lewis. I wonder how many more there are?

Lewis was 63, and last year re-married her ex, St. Elsewhere writer/producer/showrunner Tom Fontana. Our prayers are with her family and friends at this time of mourning.

Variety - Sagan Lewis, 'St. Elsewhere' actress, Dies at 63

Entertainment Weekly - Sagan Lewis, St. Elsewhere star, dies at 63

Saturday, January 30, 2016

R.I.P. Karen Landry, St. Elsewhere's Myra White

The St. Elsewhere Experience marks the passing of actress Karen Landry, who played Myra, the long-suffering wife of the troubled Dr. Peter White.


The St. Elsewhere Experience would like to pay tribute to a great actress who left this realm on New Year's Eve. Karen Landry, who played recurring character Myra White on the first three seasons of St. Elsewhere, passed away from cancer at age 65.

Landry, a beloved fixture in the Minneapolis-St. Paul theatre scene for decades, performed through her illness, portraying a music researcher pursuing an ambitious Beethoven project despite a diagnosis of a terminal illness in 33 Variations in October 2014. She only revealed her real-life diagnosis to a few cast members.

Landry is survived by her two daughters, and her husband, actor Chris Mulkey.

These articles paint a great portrait of her. I didn't know much about her before reading these. I'm glad to have read them and learned about her.

Obituary: Before death, life imitated art for actress Karen Landry - TwinCities.com

Minneapolis-bred actor Karen Landry dies at 65 at her Los Angeles home - StarTribune

She brought a great sensitivity and strength to the role of Myra, and I especially liked it when she stood up to her difficult husband. Here's a great clip featuring Karen Landry, as Myra is about to give birth after her husband's death.


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