Lee Purcell photo courtesy BHBPR
Lee Purcell of Carol of the Bells
Original Airdates: Mar. 13-15, 2020
TVC 484.4: Ed welcomes back two-time Emmy nominee Lee Purcell (Adam at 6 A.M., Valley Girl, Big Wednesday, Stir Crazy, Long Road Home, Secret Sins of the Fathers). Lee can currently be seen, along with Donna Mills, Donna Pescow, Geri Jewell, and RJ Mitte, in Carol of the Bells, a heartwarming feature film directed by Joey Travolta and his company, Inclusion Films, that is now available on DVD and streaming on demand on many platforms. Inclusion Films teaches and employs people in the film industry who have developmental and physical disabilities; 70 percent of the crew members on Carol of the Bells graduated from Travolta’s schools, while the title role of Carol is played by Andrea F. Friedman, a charming actress who happens to have Down Syndrome.
Lee Purcell (top row, third from the left) with members of the cast and crew of CAROL OF THE BELLS. Photo courtesy BHBPR
Lee Purcell on the generosity of Kirk Douglas
Original Airdates: Mar. 13-15, 2020
TVC 484.5: Lee Purcell talks to Ed about the wonderful letter she received earlier this year from Kirk Douglas (her co-star on Eddie Macon’s Run), just a few weeks before he passed; her experience playing Olivia de Havilland in the CBS miniseries My Wicked, Wicked Ways; and why it’s apparently difficult to teach people who are ambidextrous how to play tennis. Lee’s latest film, Carol of the Bells, is now available on DVD and for on-demand viewing on many streaming platforms.
