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Actor, producer, and chef Carrie Mitchum is the granddaughter of legendary actor Robert Mitchum and the great niece of silent film stars Mildred Davis and Harold Lloyd. Carrie began her acting career in the mid 1980s and has appeared in a number of films and television shows, including PAUL BLART: MALL COP, JAMES DEAN: RACE WITH DESTINY, and The Bold and the Beautiful. She serves as executive producer for the documentary series Mental Mayhem: Profit over People. Also a professional chef, Carrie now runs Mitchum's Kitchen, a popular online community for food lovers.

John DiLeo is the author of eight books about classic movies: And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies (1999), 100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember—But Probably Don’t (2002), Screen Savers: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery (2007), Tennessee Williams and Company: His Essential Screen Actors (2010), Screen Savers II: My Grab Bag of Classic Movies (2012), Ten Movies at a Time: A 350-Film Journey Through Hollywood and America 1930-1970 (2017), There Are No Small Parts: 100 Outstanding Film Performances with Screen Time of 10 Minutes or Less (2022), and Not Even Nominated: 40 Overlooked Costars of Oscar-Winning Performances (2024). He has been an annual participant in the Black Bear Film Festival (Milford, PA), conducting onstage interviews with such notables as Farley Granger, Arlene Dahl, Marge Champion, Keir Dullea, Jane Powell, Rex Reed, Tab Hunter, Lorna Luft, Jane Alexander, and Illeana Douglas. DiLeo spends most Sunday afternoons introducing classic movies (and leading post-film discussions) at the historic Milford Theater in Milford, PA. He can be found on social media, including Facebook, Instagram (john.dileo.12), and his website is johndileo.com.    

Supported by a Humanities New York Action Grant

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