Heilman & Haver - Episode 41 (Guest Kathy Garver - Part II)

Welcome to Heilman & Haver - Episode 41.  We hope you enjoy the show!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

"The Pirates of Penzance" at WWCA

The hysterical Gilbert & Sullivan musical classic opens September 10, 2021, and runs Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through October 3, 2021.  The show is directed and choreographed by our friends (and past guests) Dan Estes and Rebecca Ewen.  Tickets start at $19, so dust off that old eye patch and peg leg and visit wwca.us today.

The 2021 Seattle Film Summit

The 2021 Seattle Film Summit is coming to the Emerald City virtually and in person September 3 - 11, 2021.  This premier event is a series of interactive, educational panels and workshops focused on connecting our local industry to L.A., New York, and the world.  The summit is a hybrid event comprised of classes, workshops, panels, film screenings, pitch sessions, award ceremonies, and networking opportunities and we’ll be there to cover it all.  Watch our social media pages for more info or JOIN us!  Register at seattlefilmsummit.com and we hope to see you there.

 

IN THE SPOTLIGHT:  Kathy Garver

Most fondly remembered for her starring role as “Cissy” in the long running CBS hit, “Family Affair”, Kathy Garver has garnered critical acclaim in movies, stage, radio, voice-over animation, and audio book narration.  

Legendary Cecil B. DeMille was one of the first to recognize Kathy’s talent.  Originally hired for a small part in the epic motion picture “The Ten Commandments”, Kathy was noticed by the great director who had special scenes written into the movie to highlight the little girl.  

During her teenage years, Kathy added radio and stage to her burgeoning film and television career and was a freshman majoring in speech at UCLA when she was cast in “Family Affair” to star as “Cissy” alongside Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot.  One of the warmest and most enduring series of the 1960’s and 70’s, Family Affair earned Kathy a host of accolades such as Best Actress from the “Family Television Awards” and continues to be popular today and is available on Amazon Prime.

Today Kathy is an active, accomplished, and versatile actress, appearing in such films as "Sweet November" and "The Princess Diaries".  Kathy is also very much in demand for her numerous vocal characterizations and is best known as “Firestar”, a mutant super hero in the Spiderman and his Amazing Friends TV series.  Kathy has also recorded audiobooks for Brilliance Audio, Dove, Listen and Live and her voice has been heard in "Apollo 13" (which was awarded the Academy Award for sound), "Ransom", "Back Draft" and "Jingle all the Way", all directed by Ron Howard.   

Kathy also added author to her long list of accomplishments. Her first book, "The Family Affair Cookbook", was a tasty trip down memory lane and her 2015 memoir, "Surviving Cissy: My Family Affair of Life in Hollywood" was just released in paperback.  This year, Kathy has two more books scheduled for publication: "TV Dinners with a Side Dish of Stars" and, to celebrate the 55th anniversary of "Family Affair", "Family Affair: A Pictorial Scrapbook" will be released in September.  

Currently, Kathy can be seen on her YouTube channel cooking show, "Cooking with Kathy and Scot" and she’ll soon be launching a podcast called "All Things Classic" with director, writer, producer John Norton.  She is a regular at comic conventions and autograph shows where she greets her many fans.  Kathy joined us from her home in Bell Canyon, CA.

Connect with Kathy online: kathygarver.com

And on Facebook: @kathygarverfanpage

 

COMING UP NEXT WEEK

Join us next week, Friday, September 3rd, when we’ll be joined by documentary filmmaker and Adjunct Professor at Bremerton's Olympic College Film School Marq Evans.  Marq’s latest project “Clay Dreams” premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and he'll join us to talk about his journey as a teacher and the future of filmmaking in the digital age.