Hello Hollywood!...part of chapter 3

Before I jump in, just want to say I LOVE facebook! I was able to get the contact information for some of my dad's oldest friends! Ted French and my dad knew each other as kids and Ted & Ingrid were actually roommates with Paul for awhile. I have their email so expect some updates on earlier parts of his life! Still looking for others, so help me out!

Now onto "Hollywood"...and the story I love to tell my students!

So I have no idea where this exactly fits in with all the wives or even in relation to the other parts of Paul's life in Southern California, but it is one of my favorite stories. The key word here might actually be "story." I don't think I have actually met anyone who can verify the accuracy - but I guess that is what the blog is partially about. So if you know if this is true, if you know of more details, or where this fits into the timeline of Paul's life, please let me know!

Sometime in the late 1960s (I think) my father moved to Southern California, and ended up living in a house on the beach in Manhattan Beach. It just so happened his house was right next door to a famous 1960s actress...Katharine Ross. Ms. Ross was best known for her role in The Graduate (she played the daughter). She also appeared in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Voyage of the Damned (which I show every year to my students) and The Stepford Wives. She was actually nominated for an Oscar and I believe won a Golden Globe. Paul and Katherine ended up being more than neighbors, and dated for a brief time. While it is a fun fact that he dated a movie star - the story actually gets better.

Ms. Ross was famous enough that she did use security on occasion. It just so happened her security guards were former secret service men. Now here I must remind you of the era, the late 1960s. Anyone want to guess who the secret serviceman had protected prior to Ms. Ross????

Hint: They felt like they had failed at their jobs and thus retired to become private guards...

Share you guesses...

To Be Continued...