[joe-frank-list] Rent a Family

[Michael Mounce]

...my apologies for not condensing that.

 

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[mailto:joe-frank-list-bounces at armory.com] On Behalf Of Michael Mounce
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 9:41 AM
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Subject: RE: [joe-frank-list] Rent a Family

 

This is what I was able to find on Barbara Sommers aka. Barbara Sohmers
- but can't be too sure.

 

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From: joe-frank-list-bounces at armory.com
[mailto:joe-frank-list-bounces at armory.com] On Behalf Of
billmilosz at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 2:27 AM
To: joe-frank-list at armory.com
Subject: Re: [joe-frank-list] Rent a Family

 

That's one to add to the Wiki or someplace.... 

 

 
-----Original Message-----
From: joe at joefrank.com
To: joe-frank-list at armory.com
Sent: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: [joe-frank-list] Rent a Family

No, the ex-husband who delivers the final tirade is the actor Mark
Hammer, 
who was working at Arena Stage in Washington DC at the time and
performed 
all the scenes over the phone with his wife (DC to LA). Larry played the

president of the company called, "Rent-a-Family," who attempted to 
rationalize his vision. Barbara Sohmers played the unhinged ex-wife--a 
wonderfully talented person who also appears in a short film available
on 
the web site called "Memories." I've been out of touch with her for
years. 
She could be the writer of mystery novels (I think she spoke of that 
ambition). When last I communicated with her she had been ill with a
disease 
that affected her ability to speak and therefore could no longer perform
as 
an actress. I am shocked to hear that she died--if she's the same
person. 
 
Best, 
 
Joe 
 
 
Quoting Larry Dunn <majestic_cheese at yahoo.com
<mailto:majestic_cheese%40yahoo.com> >: 
 
> Any ideas on that misanthropic tirade by Larry Bloch's 
> character at the end of the Rent a Family trilogy? 
> 
> I just finished listening to the trilogy for the first 
> time in years and I was curious as to that 
> blackhearted end note by the character, who I assume 
> is Eleanor's ex-husband (Bloch had been playing that 
> character, masterfully, before the tirade). 
> 
> By the way, anyone know if that was Barbara Sohmers 
> playing Eleanor? If so, was she the same Barbara 
> Sohmers who wrote a few mystery novels as well? (I 
> believe the author Ms. Sohmers passed away.) 
> 
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