Friday, January 18, 2013

Billy Barty (1924–2000) on Phyllis (1975)

Billy Barty is the most well known Little Person to ever work in American Media. His accomplishments are too many to enumerate here, see the IMDB link above.  Here he guest spots on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" spin off  "Phyllis". Cloris Leachman as the title character is shocked when her 17 year old daughter, Lisa Gerritsen  ("My World and Welcome To It") tells her she wants to marry her boyfriend. Hilarity ensues when she discovers that his parents are little people.







Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Bob Kane’s Batman paintings


Riding the popularity of the 60's TV show, Bob Kane reportedly  designed and had ghost panted about 15 canvases