From Steve Hodel (author Black Dahlia Avenger): "You should know that your question relating to Tamar was asked my many others [see 48 Hours Investigates review on Reviews page.] and for that reason I posted the answer on my FAQ section of my website, blackdahliaavenger.com ... This [issue] was addressed on the CBS interview [48 hours Investigates] but edited out due to time constraints. [Mr. Hodel quotes a question posted on his webpage: '.. how could Tamar, having been sexually molested by George Hodel, then allow her own teenage daughter to go out with him unattended, thus placing her in harms way?'] The short answer is, SHE WOULDN'T AND DIDN'T. As summarized in my book, you will recall the 1969 visit and contact occurred over a two day period...the incident you refer to occurred on the second day of George Hodel's unannounced trip through L.A. On that day, Tamar, who was then nine-months pregnant, and just days away from giving birth to her second son, was asleep when her father returned to their house. Unbeknownst to Tamar, George asked his 14-year-old granddaughter, Deborah, out to dinner, and during their meal together, at the hotel restaurant, he drugged her soft drink. Feeling woozy, she started to pass out at the table, and George took her upstairs to his room 'to recover.' She awakened sometime later, and found he had undressed her, and was taking nude photographs of her on the bed. Another twenty-some years would pass before Deborah would disclose this incident to her mother. Tamar's first awareness that her father and her daughter had ever been together back in 1969 was in 1989!

     Shades of Chinatown? Absolutely! I cannot help but wonder if all of this family history was more than 'coincidence' and possibly some perverse 'inspiration' for John Huston's character, Noah Cross, in Roman Polanski's 1974 film-noir classic."

 

Editor's note: Mr. Hodel also promises "further dramatic proofs as to the photographs in the near future... there will be a lot more information being made public in the near future." Whether you believe Mr. Hodel's father was the Black Dahlia killer or not, the whole discussion is rather fascinating -- what a story! Check out Black Dahlia Avenger and the website blackdahliaavenger.com for updates and make up your own mind. 

 

From Daniel Haben Clark (author Rosaries and Vodka): "Thank you for the review. As you know it is hard for smaller shows to get noticed and I really appreciate your taking the time to include me on your website ... as the run has progressed, the scene transitions have gone faster .. we have modified some of the changes to reduce the interruption to the flow of the play. ... Thank you once again for the review."

 

Dear Mr. Clark: Our pleasure. Rosaries and Vodka was a lot of fun!

Editor's note: Mr. Clark also helpfully pointed out a couple of factual errors we made in regards to the cast and we immediately made the corrections.  

 

From Bart Winson: "I thought the Hepburn piece was fantastic! What an insightful article! Keep up the great work!"

 

Dear Mr. Winson: Thanks for the compliments!

 

From Karen Smith:

 

"I don't think I have ever read a more tasteless article than your article on Katharine Hepburn. Or incorrect. She told you about her relationship with Tom, did she? Righto. Please give her the respect she deserves. This was a person who had suffered enormous grief in her early life and somehow survived. Stop your attempt at amateur psychology and write a decent article -- maybe you could even discuss her movies."

 

Dear Ms. Smith: Sorry you didn't care for the Hepburn piece, but a biographer's job is to reveal -- not conceal like a press agent. If you had read the piece carefully you would have learned where Mr. Quirk got his information from. He never says that Kate told him about her brother, but she did tell others. There are reviews of Hepburn's movies on the Classic Films and Film Stars page of the website. Have a nice day!

 

 

From Sean Kessler:

"I have to love any website that has pages on two of my all-time passions -- operas and soap operas. I read the book on "American Opera" and also thought it was excellent, and I have ordered the biography of Mascagni (thanks for the helpful link). I used to read Justice League of America comics in childhood and am glad to hear that they're still around. Those old adventures of theirs were, well, positively operatic! I could not agree more with the assessments of Y&R and B&B, especially the latter. I've never looked at Days of Our Lives but it doesn't sound as if I missed much. I look forward to reading more on this website. Keep up the great work!"

Dear Sean: Many thanks for your comments. We'll be adding much more to the opera pages in the next couple of weeks. As for Days of Our Lives, even our soaps columnist doesn't look at it anymore.

 

From Mary and Ed Maguire:

 

What a BEAUTIFUL, STUNNING web site.  It came on right away--no trouble, even for a novice like me.  The content is marvellous, maybe it will help to bring the REAL New York back.

 

Editor's note: Mary and Ed Maguire are Quirk Award Winners, very nice people, and definitely two real New Yorkers!