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Q: In the early ’70s, Goldie Hawn hosted a few specials. I seem to remember Laurence Olivier appearing on one where he sat on a staircase and recited something. I would love to know what it was. I hope I am remembering correctly. Any help you can give is appreciated. – B.J.S.
A: I found four TV specials hosted by Goldie Hawn: “Pure Goldie” (1971), “The Goldie Hawn Special” (1978), “Goldie and Liza Together” (1980) and “Goldie and Kids” (1982). Unfortunately, I couldn’t find Sir Laurence Olivier as a guest on any of them, but my sources might be incomplete. I even checked YouTube.com for clips of Olivier on TV. There’s a wonderful one of him reciting Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 (“Let me not to the marriage of true minds … ”) as a guest on “The Dick Cavett Show.”
Goldie Hawn (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer photo)
In Hawn’s specials listed above, Ruth Buzzy and Johnny Carson were guests on the first one; George Burns, Shaun Cassidy and John Ritter were guests on the second; Ron Field and Larry Grossman appeared with Goldie and Liza (Minnelli); and Barry Manilow is listed as the only adult guest on “Goldie and Kids.”
If anyone else out there remembers Olivier reciting some kind of monologue on a staircase, please write me at newcelebrityextra@gmail.com, and we’ll get to the bottom of this mystery.
Q: Whatever happened to actress Stephanie March from “Law & Order”? She was married to one of the famous chefs on The Food Network, but I haven’t seen her in anything since “L&O.” – F.D.
A: Stephanie March is best known as ADA Alexandra Cabot on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” She’s played the role on and off over the years and also in its short-lived spin-off, “Conviction.” She married chef Bobby Flay in 2005, but divorced him 10 years later. She remarried in 2017 to investor Dan Benton.
You can see March in the upcoming Beyond the Headlines Lifetime TV movie “A House on Fire.” It’s based on Ann Rule’s true crime book “Bitter Harvest,” and will air Saturday, March 13, on Lifetime at 8 pm ET/PT.
Q: Netflix has two seasons of “Heartland” being shown in worldwide markets, but has not released them in the USA. Can you investigate as to why the delay in the U.S.? – P.S.
A: I think a lot of people are becoming impatient for another batch of Canadian “Heartland” episodes. Fortunately, there may finally be some good news. In the New and Popular section of Netflix, under the subsection of Coming Next Week, “Heartland” was one of the series listed. So although Netflix has not confirmed it as of this writing, it appears season 12 and perhaps season 13 will be available for streaming on Netflix in the U.S. starting Feb. 1. Season 14 recently premiered in Canada.
Send me your questions at NewCelebrityExtra@gmail.com, or write me at KFWS, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
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