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David Cassidy … Some Questions Answered

July 22, 2025

Some 30 years have passed since I ghost-wrote David Cassidy’s autobiography, “C’Mon Get Happy.”  The book continues to sell, and I continue to get questions from David’s fans.  If I so much as mention him on Facebook—perhaps offering a toast to his memory on his birthday—people will message me with inquiries.  I tried to answer some of the questions I got with a lengthy article that I wrote for this publication five years ago, “David Cassidy: Behind the Scenes.”  But I still continue to get all sorts of questions. [more]

The Color Purple

December 19, 2015

Playwright Marsha Norman’s book brilliantly and very faithfully streamlines and extracts the events and themes of the novel and film. These include racism, sexism, self-esteem and same-sex attraction. In addition, Ms. Norman created the clever device of three gossiping church ladies who appear throughout and briskly impart exposition. Her work swiftly and skillfully renders this sprawling tale into a contained and emotionally involving narrative. [more]