Because of the class project to support programs for students in the arts, we reached out to 1959s to learn of their involvement and/or their children’s involvement in theatre and film. To date we have reported on classmates Gwynne, Wolf, Melvoin, Swenson, Malin, Cott, Worthington and Gilman. Are there any of you whom I have missed? I do have these additions:


“So why retire?” Dick Kulp continues to travel the world passing along his 20 years experience in broadcasting to top corporate executives and politicians on ways to handle “aggressive interviewers.” Dick gets great satisfaction out of turning out good communicators. He has worked 20 years with Virgil Scudder & Associates, a media training company, assisting executives at the largest firms around the world. He is expanding his advisory service to help job and college applicants navigate the tricky interview process. The day we talked he was awaiting word from a young female client who was doing a job interview with the FBI. In their early careers George Kraus and Dick were partners in a “background” music business and remain close friends.


Cliff Ebrahim again adds “author” to his long list of accomplishments. Acting Is Living: Ten Essential Elements in Any Successful Performance is being published as I write. It will be on Amazon and in bookstores by the time you read this. In the 1980s Cliff started to teach acting and continues to do so in his studio in Santa Monica, California. He started this book when he was guest adjunct professor of acting at Georgetown University in late 2004. His message to acting students: All knowledge comes from hard work. Gretchen and Cliff’s daughter Mishi is with Investigative Reporters Workshop, which is affiliated with American University. She has won Emmys while working for 60 Minutes, ABC and CBS.


As treasurer of the Jeff Committee, Bob Carter enjoys his “real job,” even after being “mostly retired.” The Jeff Committee reviews and evaluates theater productions in the metro Chicago area and gives awards to the best productions and performances each season. It is a lot of work for a volunteer position, but Bob says he loves it. He also teaches part-time at Columbra College in Chicago.


From California Dave Dennehy asks, “How can you guys in New London take the cold?” He reports that he continues to “keep his mind active” through his contract work with a CPA firm doing a wide range of tax season activities. He is an enrolled agent with the IRS. He finds that his military jump school activities many years ago are catching up with his back but he works through it with a little surgical help and by staying in good shape.


I’m sure I don’t have all your theater and film activities, so do not hesitate to e-mail them to me. A classmate says Norm Kurtz will have good theater/film stories when I get in touch with him.


—Allan Munro, 675 Main St., New London, NH 03257; (603) 526-2176; amunro1@comcast.net