Laurence Luckinbill on the legacy of The Boys in the Band
Original Airdates: Aug. 1-4, 2025
TVC 700.5: Ed welcomes back actor, author, playwright, and Emmy Award-winning producer Laurence Luckinbill (The Boys in the Band, The Delphi Bureau, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Lyndon, Hemingway, Teddy Tonight!, Clarence Darrow Tonight!). Topics this segment include why both the original stage production and the original theatrical release of The Boys in the Band are literature in the truest sense of the word; Larry’s detailed recall of many of the events he depicts in his autobiography, Affective Memories: How Chance and The Theater Saved My Life; and why Larry, by his own admission, was a “bad boy” for most of his formative years, until he was finally given direction. Affective Memories is available wherever books are sold through Sunbury Press.
Laurence Luckinbill on the role of providence in his life
Original Airdates: Aug. 1-4, 2025
TVC 700.6: Actor and author Laurence Luckinbill (The Boys in the Band, The Delphi Bureau, Star Trek V, Affective Memories: How Chance and The Theater Saved My Life) talks to Ed about the many times in which providence has played a role in his life, including a pivotal night at the end of his first year as a pre-med student at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Larry’s autobiography, Affective Memories, is available wherever books are sold through Sunbury Press.
Larry Luckinbill’s A History and a Quest is a mini documentary that provides a primary lesson in fundamental civics and a history of why America exists and why true democracy matters. The complete piece runs about forty minutes and is well worth watching. Larry Luckinbill’s A History and a Quest is available right now for viewing on demand for free on the Lucie Arnaz Official YouTube Channel.
Laurence Luckinbill, Mart Crowley, and Charles Laughton
Original Airdates: Aug. 8-11, 2025
TVC 701.4: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with actor, author, playwright, and Emmy Award-winning producer Laurence Luckinbill (The Boys in the Band, The Delphi Bureau, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Lyndon, Hemingway, Teddy Tonight!, Clarence Darrow Tonight!). Topics this segment include how Larry and Mart Crowley, author of The Boys in the Band, had more in common with each other than either had realized; the night when Larry saw actor Charles Laughton perform passages from the classics—a transformative experience that helped put Larry on his path to becoming an actor; and the back story behind Larry’s new mini documentary, A History and a Quest. Larry’s autobiography, Affective Memories: How Chance and The Theater Saved My Life, is available wherever books are sold through Sunbury Press.
(L to R) Celeste Holm and Laurence Luckinbill in a scene from the 90-minute episode for The Delphi Bureau (ABC, 1972-1973)
Laurence Luckinbill, Sam Rolfe, and The Delphi Bureau
Original Airdates: Aug. 8-11, 2025
TVC 701.5: Actor and author Laurence Luckinbill (The Boys in the Band, The Delphi Bureau, Star Trek V, Affective Memories: How Chance and The Theater Saved My Life) talks to Ed about working with writer/producer Sam Rolfe on The Delphi Bureau (ABC, 1972-1973); how Larry’s portrayal of Glenn Garth Gregory as a “reluctant hero” was a first for American dramatic television (beating out James Garner’s reluctant hero Jim Rockford by two years); and the invaluable lesson about blocking that Larry learned from William Roderick while they starred together in the national stage tour of A Man for All Seasons. Larry’s autobiography, Affective Memories, is available wherever books are sold through Sunbury Press.
Laurence Luckinbill with a reflection on St. Thomas More
Original Airdates: Aug. 8-11, 2025
TVC 701.6: Actor and author Laurence Luckinbill talks to Ed about why St. Thomas More, the protagonist of Robert Bolt’s award-winning play A Man for All Seasons, was one of the true disciples of Christ. Larry’s autobiography, Affective Memories: How Chance and The Theater Saved My Life, is available wherever books are sold through Sunbury Press.
Larry Luckinbill’s A History and a Quest is a mini documentary that provides a primary lesson in fundamental civics and a history of why America exists and why true democracy matters. The complete piece runs about forty minutes and is well worth watching. Larry Luckinbill’s A History and a Quest is available right now for viewing on demand for free on the Lucie Arnaz Official YouTube Channel.
