It was in 2000 that I was honored to present a posthumous life achievement award to one of the screens greatest composers, Bernard Herrmann. I traveled to Crystal City, Virginia to appear on stage with the Oscar winning composers daughter, author Dorothy Herrmann. I was introduced on stage by Hammer Films actresses Veronica Carlson and Yvonne Monlaur. As I offered my personal tribute to Bernard Herrmann, a film clip was projected behind me on the great auditorium screen. There was Maestro Herrmann in his prime, conducting the orchestra at Royal Albert Hall in a sequence from Alfred Hitchcocks The Man Who Knew Too Much. Hours earlier, Id sat next to Patricia Hitchcock participating in a panel discussion of her fathers films. At the conclusion of the panel, Dorothy Herrmann came over to me, and introduced herself. There I was standing between Pat Hitchcock and Dorothy Herrmann. I feared for a moment that these two delightful ladies might reignite their fathers famous feud. Happily, they laughed about it, and got along famously. That evening, Dorothy Herrmann joined me on the film conference stage, along with her two nephews, gratefully accepting the trophy that I was so deeply privileged to present to her.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:53:05 +0000
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