Somebody asked me who was the nicest actor I'd ever met. That's a tough one because although I'd never met any I had seen several while driving for UPS out in Beverly Hills. For example, I delivered to comedian and actor Steve Martin. He answered the door in his robe. No exchange of words but his demeanor cracked me up. Ms. Natalie Schafer, the actress who played Mrs. Howell on Gilligan's Island, signed for her own package. Yes, in the days when packages were signed for. Delivering to a business on Melrose Avenue west of La Cienega, Ali McGraw walked past and gave me a nice smile.
On Canon, I saw a couple of movie actors. I rode the elevator--just the two of us--with Victoria Principal. She wore intoxicating perfume. I saw Jim Backus, one of my favorite actors growing up, being wheeled into a doctor's office.
Up at Santa Monica and La Cienega, in a Fat Burger, I saw actor Victor French of Highway to Heaven, 1984-1989, fame enjoying lunch.
I saw Richard Crenna, 1926-2003, shopping in the antique stores of Melrose. He was excellent in First Blood, 1982, but I liked him in The Real McCoys, 1957-1963. But his previous role as a young man in Ms. Arden's English class with his high-pitched voice was odd.
Picking up at an antique store on the west side of La Cienega south of Santa Monica, I walked past JoBeth Williams. She was nice with a kind disposition.
A daily pick-up on my route was Andy Williams Studios on the east side of La Cienega just north of Waring Avenue at 816 N. La Cienega Blvd.. His brother seemed to be the guy managing his business but on occasion I would see Andy. He and his brother were twins. Never verified that, but, boy, did they look identical.
Sonny Bono used to own and operate an Italian restaurant at the corner of Melrose and La Cienega, actually at Clinton and Melrose, called
