William Boyd

Review: 'Restless' is a spy story with a stiff upper lip

2012-12-07 06:00:00

For a nation bewitched by period dramas in which men wear hats and sip whiskey while making eyes at crimson-lipped women who smoke an endless succession of unfiltered cigarettes, the Sundance Channel miniseries "Restless" offers all that and more....

In 'Restless,' William Boyd spies overlooked World War II chapter

2012-12-01 12:00:00

British novelist and screenwriter William Boyd doesn't buy the conventional wisdom that a writer should never adapt his own books. His long list of industry credits includes scripts based on his own work (the miniseries "Any Human Heart"), novels by the...

For the record

2012-12-03 00:00:00

William Boyd: The Creative Minds feature about novelist-screenwriter William Boyd in the Dec. 2 Calendar section said that "Restless," a miniseries based on his novel, premieres Friday on Sundance. It should have said Sundance Channel. ...

James Bond: Four writers carry forward Ian Fleming’s spy legacy

2012-11-10 09:33:20

New mystery and thriller books set amid the world wars

2012-07-22 00:00:00

Mysteries and thrillers set in the years surrounding and during our two world wars have become a cottage industry. From Ken Follett's "Eye of the Needle" in the 1980s to recent novels by Charles Todd and Jacqueline Winspear, the standouts blend enough...

Goodbye Mulder, hello Ahab: Gillian Anderson talks 'Moby Dick'

2011-08-01 16:36:11

Grace Bradley Boyd dies at 97; actress, widow of William 'Hopalong Cassidy' Boyd

2010-09-24 00:00:00

Grace Bradley Boyd, an actress who came to Hollywood as a Paramount contract player in the early 1930s but abandoned her career after marrying the love of her life, William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd, has died. She was 97. Boyd, the keeper of the "Hoppy"...

Frank Coghlan Jr., Billy Batson in classic 'Captain Marvel' serials, dies at 93

2009-09-17 08:53:35

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

2009-10-24 16:32:41

Frank Coghlan Jr. dies at 93; actor played Billy Batson in landmark Captain Marvel serial

2009-09-17 00:00:00

Frank Coghlan Jr., a silent-movie child actor who later played young Billy Batson, who transformed into Captain Marvel by uttering the magical word "Shazam!" in the landmark 1941 serial "Adventures of Captain Marvel," has died. He was 93. Coghlan died in...

Commentary: 'Pullmen Porter Blues' at Arena Stage brings flood of family memories

2012-12-25 13:39:00

When I went to see "Pullman Porter Blues" at Arena Stage this month, not only was it an opportunity to see an excellent play, but it was also a chance to delve into my own heritage. Set in 1937, "Pullman Porter Blues" is the story of three generations...

Obituary: Carlos Coleman

2012-07-09 07:33:00

STANFORD — Carlos Lee Coleman, 58, of Stanford, died Friday. Born Dec. 20, 1953, in Lincoln County, he was a son of Dorothy Aline Hodge Coleman of Stanford and the late Farris Coleman. He was a farmer. Other survivors include his wife, Mary...

Cambridge, Ohio: The Hopalong Cassidy Museum in the hometown of William Boyd, the actor who played the famous cowboy. It�s tucked inside the Tenth Street Antique Mall.

2012-05-24 00:00:00

Writer William Boyd

2012-04-12 00:00:00

Grace Bradley Boyd and Hopalong Cassidy look-alike Joe Sullivan celebrate what would have been William Boyd's 100th birthday in 1995 in Lone Pine, Calif., the location for many of his westerns.

2010-09-23 15:55:05