Cloris Leachman

The Emmy and Oscar-winning actress discusses her new autobiography and her recent experiences as the Grand Marshal for the Tournament of Roses and as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars.

Cloris Leachman is an Emmy and Oscar-winning actress best known for her roles as the self-involved neighbor, Phyllis, on the Mary Tyler Moore Show, and as Frau Blücher in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein. She was recently paired with professional dancer Corky Ballas as a contestant on season seven of Dancing With The Stars and lasted seven weeks before being voted off. Her list of awards is record-setting, with eight Primetime Emmy Awards--more than any other female performer--and one Daytime Emmy Award; she has been nominated more than 20 times. She also won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the 1971 film The Last Picture Show.

Cloris was Grand Marshal at the Rose Parade and did the coin toss at the Rose Bowl game between Penn Sate and USC. If all this wasn't enough she managed to travel to Berlin to shoot the new Quentin Tarantino film, Inglourious Bastards, also staring Brad Pitt.

Thursday, April 16, 7 pm
Free at the
Glendale Public Library Auditorium
222 East Harvard Street, Glendale
(818) 548-2042

Join us for an evening with Mike Farrell also known as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the popular television series M*A*S*H on Wednesday, November 28 at 7 PM at the Glendale Central Library. It’s free!

Long before M*A*S*H was a household word, Farrell also began to pursue an interest in politics and human rights that took him to Cambodia, Central America, the Gaza Strip and many other strife-torn parts of the world.

This involvement stems from his belief that being a responsible citizen means being willing to see conditions improve for the ultimate benefit of all.

His passionate descriptions of the human rights abuses in many countries as well as important environmental issues show why he currently is considered one of Hollywood's most prominent activists.

His autobiography, Just Call Me Mike, provides intimate accounts of how he grew up in the shadows of wealthy Hollywood. The book also describes his continuing success as a film and television director and producer.

"Authors, Artists & Friends" Series

Join us for a free screening of Strangers On a Train and discussion, Monday, September 17, 6:30 pm (screening) and 8 pm (lecture) at the Glendale Public Library.

Farley Granger, the legendary film star of Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers On a Train will discuss and sign his new best selling book, Include Me Out: My Life From Goldwyn to Broadway.

In classic Hollywood tradition high school senior Farley Granger was discovered by Samuel Goldwyn's casting director in an off-Hollywood Boulevard play. Granger describes how he learned his craft as he went on to star in a number of films, giving an insider's view of working with Hitchcock on Strangers On A Train and Rope, Luchino Visconti on Senso, and Nick Ray on They Live by Night.