So Halloween is here. A big night for Kids and Adults…everyone gets dressed up and play it seems, though I think it’s only the kids that ask for candy on the walk about around the neighbourhood. Hmmm…maybe not. We didn’t have Halloween in England, when I was growing up…couldn’t afford it and for a while…
I am currently watching reruns of the old comedy show HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. Don’t know quite why I like it so much, but the characters are unfailingly sweet, without being saccharine and they make me laugh. I just watched one of the actors Jason Segel in an outstanding film THE END OF THE…
Had a great day, a week ago shooting a new short film COUGAR, which I wrote and put together. The actual shoot went incredibly well, considering that it was more complicated than desirable, for a one day scheduled shoot with quite a few extras, a large restaurant location and a few location changes, but…
Hello everyone….I am just getting ready to shoot another short film on Monday. This one is contemporary, written by yours truly and a fun story… I hope. It is called COUGAR, which will give you some idea of what it is about. It is “mit out sound’ as Otto Preminger used to say: ie: silent,…
Well it seems you were not too interested in my adventures in the life of Commerce in the UK and running the Family Business, so I will revert to more familiar territory and write more about good old Show Biz. When you’re on set and doing the job…ie: acting, you generally have to stay mentally…
In 1965 my father William Merrow built up a great little alternate career and business in the Multi- lingual Recruitment field. He did incredibly well and by 1992, Merrow Employment Agency Ltd had a great reputation and an enviable turnover. Then it all went pear shaped, as is the way of the world and I…
Good times were undoubtedly with David Hemmings. We had a great, fun together as a couple and although he would drive me mad with his unreliability, his ability to quaff large amounts of alcohol and his roving eye, his attentiveness and care of me was a joy. I was dealing with personal issues at the…
I am happy to report that Life is pretty good at the moment. The big one ALONE AROUND THE WORLD is moving right along, with writing about to recommence. I have had a nice invitation to return to the UK to make an appearance at the Hammer Horror convention in November, with the possibility of…
Hello all, a bit more about ALONE AROUND THE WORLD, with a couple of nice pictures. Here is one of Rob and Naomi James and me on the boat Colt Cars, when we first met and were planning the film of Naomi’s single handed sailing voyage around the world. Sadly the timing was…
Amazing week. After the pleasure of seeing Naomi James again and meeting her delightful daughter Lois and granddaughter in Sun Valley with friend and writer David Seidler to discuss the enhancement of ALONE AROUND THE WORLD (“Against the Tide”) screenplay for the story of Naomi’s solo sailing voyage around the world in 1978, it was…
