Season 5: "Almost Summer And More A Conversation with Marty Davidson and Lee Purcell" Episode 1 of 3

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Special note to listeners: We are releasing three episodes as a set- actress Lee Purcell's solo interview, director Marty Davidson's solo episode and their combined episode discussing their work together on their iconic film "Almost Summer". “Inside The Episodes: Lee Purcell Marty Davidson and Almost Summer” I have long loved the movie Almost Summer; indeed I have one of those long and vintage movie posters of it hanging conspicuously in my home. But of course any movie of whatever quality has many creative souls who contribute to its realization in the world. Lee Purcell, who is one of the well known cast of Almost Summer, has had a most illustrious career since the 1970s. Our interview occurred right on the heels of an anniversary of the movie Valley Girl - in which she plays one of the parents. Featuring Purcell on our show is a real joy as she has had a career in Hollywood for decades and knows more about how movies are made than many. She also had great stories from her life and career. Martin Davidson of course is the director of the film; he also was a filmmaker who was one of the first to feature, among others, Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler in his now classic and famous The Lords Of Flatbush. He has had a long career in Hollywood since the 1970s and was an early forerunner in directing for HBO and other similar networks. Like Purcell, his interview was dense with great stories. Sandy Davidson has had a long career in wardrobe and costume design for movies and television, including Hero At Large with John Ritter, Eddie And The Cruisers with Tom Berenger, and t.v. movies like Something To Live For; The Alison Gertz Story. Additionally she is also accomplished in home and commercial interior design as well, including the world famous (but now defunct) The Foundry On Melrose in Los Angeles. Almost Summer is her first movie.

Of course having an episode with all of them is what our podcast is really all about: I am grateful to them for their generosity and contributions. In the episode with all four of us I more or less watched or listened and learned an enormous amount. I hope you enjoy all three of these episodes as much as we did creating them. More about the film and wonderful artists in this episode:Links to the film Almost Summer: AlmostSummerImbd Links to Lee’s beautiful work: LeePurcell.Com Links to Marty’s phenomenal work: MartyDavidsonImbd

Links to Sandy’s gorgeous work: https://www.sandydavidsondesign.com/bio

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