I was sorry to learn that actor Ritch Brinkley died last November. He was Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened . . ., my first professional acting job in 1976. He was a wonderful guy and I was really proud of his success on Murphy Brown and Beauty and the Beast. During the Forum run, he and I, possibly his grilfriend at the time, went to see the Brando film Last Tango In Paris.
I can't call us friends; we hadn't communicated since 1976, but I am so sorry to learn of his death.