I'm on vacation, will be back in June. It is great not to have to do anything! All is O-K, visiting many old friends and meeting new ones. My assistant, Jeff Levitt, is handling the day to day tasks. Hope to launch the new website in June when I return. Bye for now--Virgil

I used to love the Christopher Lowell show. I think both of them had home decorating lines for a time. Christopher Lowell's was available at Burlington COat Factory & Office Depot, I think. I haven't had cable in about 6 years, so I am totally out of the loop as to the new design gurus. Here is a link that might be useful: craftfetish blog

Marla Maples, one of Donald Trumps wives. Never hear about her anymore, I think they had one child together.

When Richard came out of the closet a few years back it was the last I heard. He has an impressive work life to say the least. # Television Appearances # Series # Dr. James Kildare, Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1961-66 # Dr. Daniel Kulani, Island Son, CBS, 1989 # Movies # King Edward VIII, The Woman I Love, 1973 # F. Scott Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald and "The Last of the Belles," 1974 # Edmond Dantes, The Count of Monte Cristo, 1975 # King Louis XIV/Philippe, The Man in the Iron Mask, 1976 # Anton Chekhov and various roles, The Good Doctor, 1978 # Dr. Frederick Cook, Cook and Perry: The Race to the Pole, 1983 # The Miracle, 1985 # Giovanni Casanova, Casanova (also known as Il veneziano, vita eamori di Giacomo Casanova), 1987 # Jason Bourne, The Bourne Identity, ABC, 1988 # Ross Colburn, Aftermath: A Test of Love, CBS, 1991 # Harry Powell, Night of the Hunter, ABC, 1991 # Captain John Crouch, Ordeal in the Arctic, ABC, 1993 # Andrew McCracken, Die Verlorene Tochter (also known as The LostDaughter), 1997 # Dane Corvin, All the Winters That Have Been, CBS, 1997 # Miniseries # Ralph Touchet, Portrait of a Lady, BBC, 1968 # Alexander McKeag, Centennial, NBC, 1978 # Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, Shogun (also known as James Clavell's Shogun), NBC, 1980 # Father Ralph de Bricassart, The Thorn Birds, ABC, 1983 # Raoul Wallenberg, Wallenberg (also known as Wallenberg: A Hero's Story), NBC, 1985 # John Charles Fremont, Dream West, CBS, 1986 # Narrator, The Astronomers, PBS, 1991 # Ralph de Bricassart, The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years, ABC, 1996 # Bernard Lafferty, Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke, CBS, 1999 # Televison Appearances # Specials # Title role, "Hamlet," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1970 # Narrator, The Little Mermaid, 1973 # Thomas Mendip, The Lady's Not for Burning, PBS, 1974 # Bobby, Company, PBS, 1979 # Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land, ABC, 1980 # The American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, ABC, 1986 # Host, An All-Star Salute to Ford's Theatre, 1986 # A Star-Spangled Celebration, ABC, 1987 # The 41st Annual Tony Awards, 1987 # The 42nd Annual Tony Awards, 1988 # CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, CBS, 1989 # CBS Premiere Preview Spectacular, CBS, 1989 # Narrator, Greed, Guns and Wildlife, TBS, 1989 # A User's Guide to Planet Earth: The American Environment Test,ABC, 1991 # MGM: When the Lion Roars, TNT, 1992 # Host and narrator, Portrait of Japan, TBS, 1992 # Presenter, The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1993 # Host, Great Television Moments: What We Watched, ABC, 1993 # Host, Hawaii: Paradise in Peril, TBS, 1993 # The 53rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1999 # Television Appearances # Pilots # Title role, Paradise Kid, 1960 # Episodic # Clay Pine, "Road Hog," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1959 # Pete, "The Bobsy Twins," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1960 # Alec, "Operation Fortuna," Mr. Lucky, CBS, 1960 # "Stain of Justice," Whispering Smith, 1961 # Himself, The Andy Williams Show, 1965 # Himself, The Carol Burnett Show, 1967 # Everett/Jack Clay, "The Face on the Bar Room Floor," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2000 # Also appeared in Bourbon Street Beat, ABC; and Thriller, NBC. # Television Work # Series # Executive producer, Island Son, CBS, 1989 # Film Appearances # (Film debut) Dean Christopher, The Secret of Purple Reef, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960 # Lieutenant Porter, A Thunder of Drums, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1961 # David Mitchell, Twilight of Honor (also known as The Charge IsMurder), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963 # Carl Brown, Joy in the Morning, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965 # David Danner (sadistic husband), Petulia, Warner Bros., 1968 # Roderick, The Madwoman of Chaillot, Warner Bros., 1969 # Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Music Lovers (also known as Ken Russell's Film on Tchaikovsky and the Music Lovers), United Artists, 1971 # Octavius Caesar, Julius Caesar, American International, 1971 # Lord Byron, Lady Caroline Lamb (also known as Peccato d'amore), United Artists, 1972 # The Films of Robert Bolt, 1972 # Aramis, The Three Musketeers (also known as Los tres mosqueteros), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974 # Roger Simmons, son-in-law, The Towering Inferno, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974 # Aramis, The Four Musketeers (also known as The Revenge of Milady and Los cuatro mosqueteros), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975 # Prince Charming, The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella(also known as The Slipper and the Rose), Universal, 1977 # Dr. Hubbard, The Swarm, Warner Bros., 1978 # David Burton, The Last Wave, World Northal, 1979 # Nat Bridger, Murder by Phone (also known as Bells, The Calling, and Hell's Bells), 1982 # Alan Quartermain, King Solomon's Mines, Cannon, 1985 # Alan Quartermain, Alan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold, Cannon, 1987 # Aramis, The Return of the Musketeers (also known as El regresode los mosqueteros), 1989 # Jonathan Griffith, Bird of Prey, Astra Cinema, 1996 # Thaddeus MacKenzie, A River Made to Drown In, Showcase Entertainment, 1997 # The Pavilion, 1999 # Stage Appearances # (Broadway debut) Jeff Claypool, Breakfast at Tiffany's, four performances (show closed in previews), 1966 # Title role, Hamlet, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, England, 1969 # Title role, Richard II, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1971, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1972, then Eisenhower Theatre, KennedyCenter, Washington, DC, 1972 # Thomas Mendip, The Lady's Not for Burning, Chichester FestivalTheatre, Chichester, England, 1972 # Title role, Cyrano de Bergerac, Ahmanson Theatre, 1973 # The Fantasticks, Arlington Park, IL, 1973 # Reverend Shannon, The Night of the Iguana, Ahmanson Theatre, 1975,then Circle in the Square, New York City, 1976 # Sergius, Arms and the Man, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1980 # Wild Bill Hickock, Fathers and Sons, Public Theatre, New York Shakespeare Festival, then Other Stage, Los Angeles, 1981 # The Night of 100 Stars, Radio City Music Hall, 1982 # Charles, Blithe Spirit, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1987 # Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady, Broadway production, New York City, 1993 # Captain Georg Von Trapp, The Sound of Music, Martin Beck Theater,New York City, 1999 # Alan Perry, The Shadow of Greatness, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA, 2000 # Also appeared in Born Every Minute, New York City; Private Lives; The Philadelphia Story; and West Side Story. # Major Tours # Captain Georg Von Trapp, The Sound of Music, U.S. cities, 1999-2000 # Stage Director # The Shadow Box, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1978 # RECORDINGS # Albums # Has released two albums. # Singles # "Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962 # "Love Me Tender," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962 # "All I Have to Do Is Dream/Hi-Lilli, Hi-Lo," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963 # "Blue Guitar," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963