Ray Stricklyn(1928-2002)

Switched from acting career to publicity, joining John Springer Associates in L.A. in 1973. Represented such stars as Elizabeth Taylor and Bette Davis, who had played his mother in A Festa de Casamento (1956).

I was 27 and still looked 16, but there was a whole new crop of boys coming up who really were that age. I'd thought my career was going straight up. So like a lot of foolish young actors, I started living beyond my means. I bought expensive cars, got into debt. Once you think you're going to be a star, then you're not -- it's a rude awakening.