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ARON KINCAID
Back to the beach with AIP's golden boy of the 1960s
With his sun-drenched blonde hair, All-American good looks, swimmer's physique and quirky charm, actor Aron Kincaid epitomized the surfer boy image so prevalent during the mid-sixties. In 2001, Aron spoke to Tom Lisanti about sixties film and TV ... and his co-stars.
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YESSIREE - IT'S LINDA SCOTT!
"If posterity were measured by chart statistics alone," says rock historian Rob Finnis, "Linda Scott would be ranked among the pioneeers of the girl group sound which swept America in the early 60s." Finnis's comprehensive profile of Linda Scott - the pop princess still remembered for her million-selling 1961 hit I've Told Every Little Star - is reproduced in CloseUp for The Lively Set courtesy of sixties reissue label, Eric Records.
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SINCERELY, DEBORAH
Just over four decades ago, a serious young actress named Deborah Walley dreamed of becoming a Broadway star. Instead, she fulfilled the dreams of other adolescent girls all over the world by moving to Hollywood to play the lead in Gidget Goes Hawaiian. In this interview with Sharyn Peacocke recorded only months before her death in May 2001, Deborah reveals her initial dismay at being offered the role, and talks about life during the '60s, and afterwards. |
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THE BEACH PARTY PHENOMENON
Opening Stephen J. McParland's book "It's Party Time: A Musical Appreciation of the Beach Party Film Genre" is like entering a budget cafe expecting a quick snack, but instead being treated to all sorts of unexpected delicacies. Take a look at The Lively Set's feature on this rare publication. |
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Dwayne Hickman is an extraordinary man. A reluctant child star during the Golden Years of Hollywood, television's hottest teenager during the early sixties and later a member of the Beach Party crew, a show promoter for Howard Hughes during the seventies, a top executive at CBS in the eighties, and a celebrated artist in the nineties. Here he talks exclusively to Sharyn Peacocke of The Lively Set, and provides us with excerpts from his hilarious autobiography. |
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FANTASY FEMMES OF SIXTIES CINEMA
Interviews with 20 Actresses from Biker, Beach, and Elvis Movies.
Diane McBain, Pamela Tiffin, Shelley Fabares, Salli Sasche, Lana Wood, Francine York, Celeste Yarnall, Linda Harrison, Deana Lund, Julie Parrish ... Just a few of the actresses who feature in this fascinating new book by New York author, Tom Lisanti. Enjoy The Lively Set's preview, complete with excerpts, quotes, pics and order details. |
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PAUL PETERSEN IN CLOSEUP
The Lively Set presents Mai-Ly Nguyen's exclusive interview with Paul about The Donna Reed Show, and a special article by writer, musician and filmmaker, Max Allan Collins, who directed Paul in the movie, Mommy's Day (Mommy 2). |
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