Happy Birthday, Lara Parker!

Above, Lara Parker at a Dark Shadows Festival
 in the late-1990s. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Yikes!

I just read a Facebook post by the Dark Shadows News Page. It said that actress Lara Parker is celebrating her 80th birthday today. Yes, our Angelique is 80 today.

Then I stopped to think, "Well Dark Shadows originally aired 50 years ago."

Well, I guess growing old(er) is better than the alternative!

Happy Birthday, Lara Parker!

"Remembering Jonathan Frid" Book Released

A new book, Remembering Jonathan Frid has been released.

According to the Dark Shadows News Page blog:

The life of Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins) is celebrated in a new book from Evil Twin Publishing. Remembering Jonathan Frid is a 200-page paperback that gathers memories and insights from Jonathan's friends, colleagues and fans, illustrated throughout with rare and unseen photographs.

Frid passed away on April 14, 2012, only weeks before the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp Dark Shadows movie was released. Frid, along with former Dark Shadows co-stars Lara Parker, Kathryn Leigh Scott and David Selby, appeared in a cameo scene in the movie.

Above, Jonathan Frid, circa 1984. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The paperback book can be ordered through Amazon.com.

Jonathan Frid Honored At Daytime Emmys Ceremony

Above, Jonathan Frid.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The Dark Shadows News blog reported on a number of items in connection to the 1960s classic soap opera (or spook opera).

One of which was this item:

• The recent 39th Daytime Emmys paid tribute to departed Dark Shadows star Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins) as part of last Saturday's awards ceremony. Jonathan was included in the traditional In Memoriam montage, represented with a photograph from House of Dark Shadows.

This was nice to hear.  I was wondering if the Daytime Emmys would honor Frid or if any of the daytime soap opera magazines would carry any articles (so far, I haven't heard of any).  At least the Emmys came through.

The blog has other news, including one that says 40 episodes are now available for viewing online.

To read the full article, go here.

I wonder if next year's Academy Awards show will also include Jonathan Frid in their memorial montage.  I won't hold my breath on that one.