Wednesday 30 August 2017

TTM Success - Honeymooners Actress Joyce Randolph

Joyce Randolph is an actress who is best known for portraying Trixie Norton in the 1950s sitcom The Honeymooners. Though the show only lasted for 39 episodes, it became an instant classic and was chosen by TV Guide as the 3rd greatest TV show of all time. She is the last surviving member of the main Honeymooners cast. 

She signed the photo I sent and returned it in my SASE in 30 days.

Joyce Randolph
295 Central Park West #18-A
New York, NY 10024-3008
USA





TTM Success - Sculptor Frank Gaylord

Frank Gaylord is an American sculptor who is best known for designing the 19 soldier statues that make up the Korean War Memorial in Washington, DC. In 2002, his sculptures were also used on a US postage stamp commemorating the Korean War.

He signed the photo I sent him and returned it in my SASE in 24 days.

Frank Gaylord
2713 Stony Brook Rd.
Northfield, VT 05663-6192
USA


Please note: Mr. Gaylord unfortunately passed away on March 21, 2018.



TTM Success - Actress Colby Minifie

Colby Minifie is an actress who is probably best known for portraying the neighbour, Robyn, on the Marvel TV series Jessica Jones. She also acts regularly on Broadway, having previously had roles in the shows Long Day's Journey Into Night and Six Degrees of Separation.

She signed the photos I sent her and also included a really nice handwritten note as well as a long list of book recommendations as I'd talked about our mutual love for reading in my letter. She returned everything in my SASE in 339 days.

Colby Minifie
C/o Innovative Artists
235 Park Avenue South, 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10003
USA





Thursday 24 August 2017

TTM Success - Actress Julie Bowen

Julie Bowen is an actress who has starred in movies such as Happy Gilmore, An American Werewolf in Paris, and Horrible Bosses though she is probably best known for her TV work starring as Carol Vessey on the TV series Ed, Denise Bauer on Boston Legal, and Claire Dunphy on the sitcom Modern Family, for which she has one 2 Primetime Emmys.

She signed the photo I sent and returned it in my SASE in 124 days.

Julie Bowen
C/o Liberman-Zerman Management
252 N. Larchmont Blvd. Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90004
USA




TTM Success - Actor/Voice Actor Donnie Dunagan

Donnie Dunagan is a former child actor and voice actor who is best known for providing the voice of young Bambi in the iconic 1942 Disney movie. Aside from Bambi, his most well known role was as Peter von Frankenstein in the 1939 film Son of Frankenstein with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.

He signed the photo I sent him and returned it in my SASE in 36 days.

Donnie Dunagan
422 S Bishop St
San Angelo, TX 76901-4126
USA





TTM Success - Former Baseball Player Danny Tartabull

Danny Tartabull is a retired Major League baseball player who played professionally from 1984 to 1997, most notably with the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees. He also made 2 notable cameos as himself on the TV series Seinfeld.

He signed the photo I sent him and returned it in my SASE in 38 days.

Danny Tartabull
Le Pusse LLC
28990 Oak Creek Ln
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
USA






Friday 18 August 2017

TTM Success - Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens

John Paul Stevens is a retired Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, who was appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1975 and served until his retirement on June 29, 2010 making him the 3rd longest serving Supreme Court Justice in history. By his retirement, he was widely considered to have been on the liberal side of the Court and was known for his dissents in prominent cases including Bush v. Gore and Citizens United v. FEC. Prior to his legal career, he served as a naval intelligence officer during WWII and was awarded a Bronze Star for his service in the code-breaking team whose work led to the downing of Japanese Admiral Yamamoto's plane in 1943.

He signed the photo I sent him and returned it in my SASE in 298 days.

Justice John Paul Stevens
C/o The John Paul Stevens Fellowship Foundation
3 Embarcadero Center, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
USA





Wednesday 9 August 2017

In Person Success - Actor Peter Capaldi

Peter Capaldi is a Scottish actor who is best known for portraying the 12th Doctor in the Science Fiction series Doctor Who and He also starred as Malcolm Tucker in the British political sitcom 'The Thick of It' and it's spinoff film 'In the Loop' for which he won the 2010 Best Male Comedy Performance BAFTA. Outside of acting he is an accomplished director and writer, winning the 1995 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and Best Short Film BAFTA for 'Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life'.

He was in town for an appearance and signed a photo for me from The Thick of It with a great inscription and posed for a photo.





TTM Success - Movie Director Jim Abrahams

Jim Abrahams is a movie director and writer who is best known for his collaborations with the Zucker Brothers. With them he wrote and directed classic comedies such as 'The Kentucky Fried Movie', 'Airplane!', and the 'Naked Gun' films.

He signed the photo I sent him and returned it in my SASE in 20 days.

Jim Abrahams
c/o The Charlie Foundation
515 Ocean Ave #620N
Santa Monica, CA 90402
USA





TTM Success - Jockey David Erb

David Erb is a retired jockey who won a number of important horse races throughout the 1950s, most notably the 1956 Kentucky Derby aboard the Hall of Fame colt Needles. He retired as a jockey in 1960 to become a trainer and retired completely in 1988.

He signed the photo I sent him and returned it in my SASE in 45 days.

David Erb
260 Braim Rd.
Greenfield Center, NY 12833-1733
USA




TTM Success - Kissing Sailor George Mendonsa

George Mendonsa served as a sailor in the United States Navy. On August 14, 1945 a photo of him kissing a nurse in Times Square after the announcement of the Japanese surrender was taken by Life photographer Alfred Eisenstadt. The photo has become one of the most iconic pictures ever taken. While many people have claimed to be the sailor in the photo, Mendonsa is the most likely based on photographic analysis.

He signed the photo I sent him and returned it signed in my SASE in 23 days.

George Mendonsa
9 N. Drive
Middletow, RI 02842
USA





Wednesday 2 August 2017

TTM Success - Cartoonist Al Jaffee

Al Jaffee is a cartoonist who has worked at MAD Magazine for more than 60 years and is one of its most well known and most consistent contributors with only one issue between 1964 and 2013 not containing his material. One of his most well known features is his 'Fold-In' in which a photo can be folded and manipulated to create another image.

He signed the photo I sent him and returned it along with a hand drawn and signed sketch in 575 days. He also included a letter apologizing and explaining the delay.

Al Jaffee
140 East 56th Street, Apt. 12H
New York, NY 10022-3625
USA







TTM Success - Voice Actor Rino Romano

Rino Romano is a voice actor who is best known for providing the voice of Batman in the animated series The Batman from 2004 to 2008 and Tuxedo Mask in the anime series Sailor Moon.

He signed the photo I sent and returned it along with a note in 202 days.

Rino Romano
Sutton, Barth & Vennari
5900 Wilshire Blvd Ste 700
Los Angeles, CA 90036
USA