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How About A New Holiday called “SISTER’S DAY?!”

Posted April 27th, 2010 in Family, Friendship, Reflections by Glenn Plaskin
My Sister Debby

My Sister Debby

Although I frequently write about my famous interview subjects and celebrity friends, I never mention the one star in my life who shines greater than any other—someone I speak to virtually every day, a person of impeccable values who I trust and can count on no matter what.

She’s a best friend, advisor, and confidante all rolled into one. You won’t find a better listener, someone who has mastered the art of shining the spotlight on others.

She’s my sister—Debby, and there ought to be a holiday invented for sisters (and brothers). She’s especially on my mind as she’s visiting here today in Battery Park City, taking a break from her quieter life in upstate New York.

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The Happiest Woman in Hollywood: The Indomitable Betty White

Posted April 27th, 2010 in Celebrity, Dogs, Reflections by Glenn Plaskin

How many 88-year-old actresses experience a resounding renaissance in their careers decades after they’ve mastered the entertainment business from A to Z?

Betty White

Betty White

There’s only one.

It’s the supersonic bubbly-spirited Betty White, defying all odds with her spectacular run of recent triumphs.

Let’s see, there was her brilliantly funny turn as Ryan Reynolds’ kooky grandmother in The Proposal, the 2009 film also starring Oscar winner Sandra Bullock; the hilarious Super Bowl Snickers commerical that had her tackled and thrown into the mud, watched by the largest television audience ever; not to mention the Golden Globe Lifetime Achievement award, which she accepted with the grace and wit that have become her trademark. Bullock joked that she finds White annoying, to which White shot back: “Isn’t it heartening to see how far a girl as plain as she can go?”

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The Indomitable Mary Higgins Clark Does it Again

Posted April 16th, 2010 in Reflections, Reviews by Glenn Plaskin
Mary Higgins Clark

Mary Higgins Clark

Last night at celebrity hot spot Elaine’s, in came the Queen of Suspense, the great Mary Higgins Clark, looking radiant in a fur-trimmed evening wrap at the publication party for her latest thriller, a fantastic book titled The Shadow Of Your Smile. It’s all about a deceased nun who’s a candidate for sainthood and 31-year-old Manhattan pediatrician who becomes the target of those who don’t want her to inherit a fortune, the taut story featuring many of Mary’s trademark twists and turns.

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Flash Back: The Most Magical Introduction Ever: How I Met The Great Calvin Klein

Posted April 16th, 2010 in Celebrity, Reflections by Glenn Plaskin
Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein

Picture This: A 31-year-old writer with one book under his wing gets a letter from the former First Lady of the United States, admiring his biography of Vladimir Horowitz and inviting him to meet with her to discuss his next book project. After a few phone conversations, together, they decide to invite the king of American fashion to lunch to discuss the possibility of working with him on his autobiography.

Fact or fiction? I’m happy to report that I made the lunch reservation! And I’m thinking of it just today for reasons I’ll soon explain.

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