Author Archives: Ellen Ross

The Lion in Winter

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note: As it is Academy Award night in Tinsel Town, before I honor this post’s guest star, I would like to take a moment to make a speech of my own. This is the six month anniversary of Letter From … Continue reading →

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Live From New York

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Ellen Ross

One November years ago I wanted to celebrate my birthday in style. So thanks to friends-of-friends (and a well-placed charity donation) my then husband and I flew to NYC to spend a week at SNL. This was the era of … Continue reading →

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B-Ten

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Ellen Ross

In 1877 a rich, childless real estate developer left a bequest to found a hospital. This hospital was mandated to serve all people regardless of creed, nationality or race. Construction was completed in 1880 and it became one of the oldest … Continue reading →

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Kind Sir

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Hello Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea. Now coming aboard, Mr. William Zwecker- gossip columnist, television commentator, film critic, and gent. This old-fashioned term doesn’t get used very much any more. It signifies a certain type … Continue reading →

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What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Do you remember where you were at six p.m. on February 26, 1985? I do. I was seated in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles because I was attending the twenty-seventh annual Grammy Awards. Back then I was fortunate enough … Continue reading →

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Who’s the leader of the gang?

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Ellen Ross

This post is dedicated to Rickey Freeman. Hep cat, good guy, fellow devotee of fifties television, Groucho Marx, Louis Armstrong, Al Hirschfeld. Because he knows what matters- and why. I saw it myself. The Sunday New York Times obituary that … Continue reading →

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Fifty Shades of Gray

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note: As today is Superbowl Sunday I thought I’d run this post now- to balance out all the testosterone in the air. Seriously, guys. I know your minds are on passing and punting and touchdowns and penalties and … Continue reading →

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Matchmaker Matchmaker

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Do you believe in fixing people up? I don’t. I learned my lesson in high school when I fixed my funniest male friend up with my cutest girl cousin. I thought they’d hit it off swell. We doubled and the … Continue reading →

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The Olimpia Quartet- Quattro

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note: I would be sadly remiss if I neglected to mention a terrible event that happened last week. Barry Lind was killed in a traffic accident in Rancho Mirage, California. Barry was my neighbor in Winnetka for eighteen years … Continue reading →

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The Olimpia Quartet- Tre

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Ellen Ross

In the spring of 1975 I had been living in Florence, Italy for months- still camped out on a couch in my girlfriend Barbara’s living room. In a medieval tower. And medieval towers may be picturesque but they are not … Continue reading →

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