She's led a fascinating life. The book opens with her grandmother driving little Brix to Disneyland, only to lose control and crash at the entrance to the Magic Kingdom!
Something similar happened to Golden Age animator Bob McKimson (creator of Foghorn Leghorn,) who suffered a head injury in a car crash -- after he recovered, he found he could draw much better than before!
Foghorn Leghorn was based on the character of Senator Beauregard Cleghorn, originated by Kenny Delmar as part of the Allen's Alley segment of Fred Allen's radio show, and also featured in his own movie, That's a Joke, Son!. Unfortunately, once Foghorn Leghorn became popular and Warner Bros. held the copyrights/trademarks, Delmar actually had get their permission to play the Cleghorn character in later years.
Foghorn Leghorn was based on the character of Senator Beauregard Cleghorn, originated by Kenny Delmar as part of the Allen's Alley segment of Fred Allen's radio show, and also featured in his own movie, That's a Joke, Son!. Unfortunately, once Foghorn Leghorn became popular and Warner Bros. held the copyrights/trademarks, Delmar actually had get their permission to play the Cleghorn character in later years.
Ah, showbiz...where dreams come true, but always at a price.
Walt Kelly's comic strip Pogo had a loudmouthed politician bear named P.T. Bridgeport.
It's by Kevin Gilbert, her ex-boyfriend who invited her to be a part of the Tuesday Night Music Club, a group of songwriters/musicians in L.A. Since she was the one with a recording contract, they pretty much dropped everything to work on her first album, and when it was successful, she pretty much treated all of them pretty badly, from what I understand.
Gilbert died tragically in 1996, apparently due to an accident while attempting autoerotic asphyxiation, though it may have been suicide. He was found by his manager, who was there to tell him that he had an audition with his favorite band, Genesis. His albums Thud and the posthumous The Shaming of the True are absolute classics, in my book.
The producer of that big multiplatinum Sheryl Crow/Tuesday Night album, Bill Bottrell, went on to work with Shelby Lynne on her breakthrough album, "I Am Shelby Lynne." Now HER, I absolutely LOVE!
I always forget about it, but I guess the thing Kevin Gilbert might be best known for is this song by his short-lived band Toy Matinee. Apparently, it got some airplay/MTV-play back in 1990, but I honestly have no memory of hearing it at the time.
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