    
Welcome to all
Dark Shadows Fans!
Welcome to Dark Shadows fans from "the
most evil lady who ever lived" -- or at least that's how
I was referred to when I was playing Eve on DS. I've gotten
to know many of you through the DS Festivals, but I know
there are some who can't get to these wonderful weekends, or
worse yet, don't know anything about them. I hope to fill that
gap and to keep our regular Festival-goers up to date with this
Web site. You'll see updates on Festival and personal
appearances including photos with my co-stars and fans, my theatrical
scrapbook with stories and photos of many theatre productions,
and my photography gallery (I'm also a professional photographer.)
My career memoir, On Stage & In Shadows was published
in 2005, and is available on Barnes&Noble.com
and Amazon.com.It
can also be purchased at your favorite bookstore or at our Festivals.
And, there's a fabulous special offer, that you'll find
as you read on.
It's always been such fun to see our faithful fans
at the Festivals, and now it's great to be in touch with all
of you through my Web site.
Hope you enjoy it.
Upcoming
Dark Shadows Festival
July 18, 19 &
20, 2008
in Burbank, California
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JONATHAN FRID TO JOIN DARK SHADOWS RESURRECTED
EVENT.
THIS SUMMER IN BURBANK, CALIFORNIA |
The Dark Shadows Festival Presents
DARK SHADOWS RESURRECTED,
to be held the weekend of July 18, 19 & 20, 2008, at the
Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel & Convention Center, 2500
Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505-1019.
Call the hotel directly at 818-843-6000
for discount hotel room rates.
You must mention "Dark Shadows" to receive the reduced
rate.
Extra Special Guest: JONATHAN FRID
Also presently confirmed to appear
in person:
LARA PARKER, JOHN KARLEN, KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT, JERRY LACY, MARIE
WALLACE,
CHRIS PENNOCK, ROBERT RODAN, LISA RICHARDS, ROBERT COBERT, and
SY TOMASHOFF.
and mor special guests!
The Dark Shadows Festival
will feature
*Cast Reunion & Autographs
*Jonathan Frid Dramatic Readings
*Question & Answer Sessions With The Stars
*Original DS Actors Perform Unproduced 1968 Lost Episode
*The Best Of Barnabas Retrospective
*Panel Discussion About The New Johnny Depp DS Movie
* Merchandise Sale
*Memorabilia Auction
* Rare Screenings
* Costume Gala
*Contests & More!
***and ends with a
celebratory banquet with the stars.***
The ShadowGram Official Online Dark Shadows News Updates
List will announce all Festival rates and provide regular e-mail
updates with premiere announcements. Full information will be
in upcoming SG print issues, including the new SG #112.
For advance information, please send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to:
Dark Shadows, P.O. Box 92, Maplewood, NJ 07040.
For complete announcement from ShadowGram, click on "Upcoming
Events" in upper right blue box above.
click here for
The Official Fest website
Dark
Shadows Festival
Larry Storch and Stiller
& Meara and Me
I recently had the pleasure of being filmed
for an upcoming documentary about Larry Storch. It was a fun
day and I have a few photos to show that enjoyment. Anne Meara
and Jerry Stiller also were interviewed that day and they were
delightful. Larry, as always, kept me laughing all day.
 
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There's an official
Dark Shadows Fan Club:
To join, send your name and postal address to:
Official Dark Shadows Fan Club,
P. O. Box 92, Maplewood, NJ 07040.
Membership is free! As long as you keep them informed of your
current address, you will continue to be sent informational mailings
with the latest details on Dark Shadows Festival events and authorized
memorabilia.
For additional information, email: pansyfaye@darkshadowsfestival.com |
THE DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL ONLINE UPDATES FROM SHADOWGRAM
Keep in touch with updates about the Dark Shadows Festival fan
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DS actors in new films, television and stage appearances, as
well as new DS merchandise and special offers. All confirmed
Dark Shadows news as it breaks is sent directly to your e-mail
address. Join the ShadowGram Online Dark Shadows News Updates
List to receive timely news bulletins. E-mail messages are sent
as the news breaks, and each update is expanded in the ShadowGram
newsletter sent by postal mail.
To be added to the list, please send your complete
e-mail address to: ShadowGram@aol.com |
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Career Memoir
Also Available on
Barnes&Noble.com
Amazon.com |
I'm very excited about my
career memoir,
On Stage & In Shadows
Foreword by Jonathan Frid,
Preface by Ruth Buzzi,
Great theatrical photos.
The book features intimate stories from my Dark
Shadows days, and of all my major productions. It includes
photos from my personal scrapbook that have never before been
published.
I've had several fun booksignings throughout the year.
The last one in New York City, followed by a reception at one
of my favorite restaurants, "Coogan's".
You can order my book at your favorite bookstore. Ask for
On Stage & In Shadows
ISBN: 0-595-35877-2
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For a very special offer,
see below |
This was my outfit as I played softball in Central Park when
I was on Broadway in
Sweet Charity.
But when the show began, this is what I changed into. (And
I made the dress!)That's one of the intriguing stories in my
book
You'll find many, many more "new" photos in my book,
On Stage & In Shadows |
Dark
Shadows Fans!
Special Offer
Get a personally autographed book.
I will personally autograph my book and
add a signed B&W 8x10 photo, plus a separate bonus page with
two Dark Shadows photos,
and a personalized letter.
All for the special price of $25. This price includes tax and
postage, too.
Make a $25 check/money order payable to Marie Wallace and send
to:
Marie Wallace
P.O. Box 421
Parksville, NY 12768-0421 |
2007 Dark Shadows Festival
Jonathan Frid's 40th Anniversary
of his creation of Barnabas!
We had the most
wonderful Festival
celebrating the event at
the Westchester Marriott
in Tarrytown, NY on August 17 & 18, 2007. |
Jonathan appeared in person at the event, presenting
a dramatic program on stage as well as hosting a selection of
his favorite moments from DS and a question-and-answer session
with the audience. The celebration marked Jonathan Frid's first
appearance at a Dark Shadows event in over a decade! It was a
once-in-a-lifetime event. It was a great pleasure to see Jonathan,
and of course, to see all our loyal Dark Shadows fans.Kathryn
Leigh Scott, Lara Parker and I were there all weekend, and Diana
Millay and Betsy Durkin-Matthes came in on Saturday.
The Festival also hosted a Friday,
August 17, day trip to the nearby Lyndhurst Estate, site of Collinwood
from the 1970 and 1971 MGM motion pictures "House Of Dark
Shadows" and "Night Of Dark Shadows." We all had
such a great time, To see many of the photos taken over the weekend,
click here Fan Events
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My friend, Larry Storch, (Corporal
Agarn, of F Troop), just sent me this copy of a photo
of us when we were rehearsing for a production of I Oughta
Be in Pictures. It was in 1981 at The Hampton Playhouse in
Hampton, New Hampshire. We had such a marvelous time doing that
show. There are lots of stories about it in my book, On Stage
& In Shadows. |
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I'm a professional photographer these
days, and have posted a few of my photographs on the site.
To view them, click
Photography by Marie
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And to see my photos of The Gates, click
here
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Dark Shadows 40th Anniversary
Festival of the show
was in New York at the Marriott Brooklyn Hotel
August 25, 26, & 27, 2006
and it was GREAT!
Here's a cast photo from the weekend. |
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If you'd like to read
more about the weekend,
and see more photos, click here
Recent
Fan Events
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 Photos from a Dark Shadows Festival with some
of my favorite people. |
Featured Photo
Another of my favorite fellow-actors,
John Karlen
To see previous Featured Photos, click Marie's
Scrapbook |
Here I am with Kathryn Leigh Scott at
a convention.
click Recent Fan Events to read about other conventions and view more
photos.
Dark Shadows Fans!
Have you been to The Old House lately?
It's a fun site that I visit and contribute to.
Take a peek.
http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Old_House/ |
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Learn more about authors
Craig Hamrick & Michael Karol
Craig Hamrick and Michael Karol are the editors of my book,
On Stage & In Shadows, and gave me invaluable guidance
and encouragement throughout. (Craig, Im so sorry to say, passed
away last year.) He was a very talented photographer, also designed
the cover and I love it. Both Michael and Craig have written
many fabulous books, which I highly recommend. Read in detail
about their work and how to purchase them by going to
DarkShadowsOnline
For Michael's site, click
SitComBoy.com |
Speaking of Michael Karol...
he has had the fourth edition of his book on Lucille
Ball Just Published... Here are some of
the comments about this fun and informative book.
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Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball
Encyclopedia
By Michael Karol
Praise for Lucy A to Z: The Lucille
Ball Encyclopedia
"Very important. Fresh insights.
The most detailed-and most enjoyable-book available on Lucille
Ball. A must-have."
- Laura Wagner, Classic Images
"This new Fourth Edition of Lucy
A to Z is a wonderful read
and I'm very pleased to recommend it to everyone."
-Wanda Clark, Lucille Ball's personal secretary
"Fantastic!"-Karen Herman,
Director, Archive of American Television,
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation
"As we are producing the I Love
Lucy 50th Anniversary Special,
[Lucy A to Z] has been a godsend."
-Lucie Arnaz, 2001 letter to author
"[Lucy A to Z is a] compound
of insight, fact, and trivia."
-Stefan Kanfer, author, Ball of Fire
"If you need any 'splainin' about
Lucy's life and career, you'll find it here!"
-Craig Hamrick, author, The TV Tidbits Classic Television Trivia
Quiz Book
Buy It now online at Amazon, Barnes
& Noble, Borders, and the iUniverse bookstore! |
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COMING LATER THIS YEAR:
The New Barnabas
& Company!
A new edition of Barnabas & Company by Craig Hamrick
has been delayed because of the untimely death of Craig. However,
he was putting the finishing touches on it, and I'm sure it will
be available later this year. It'll be full of an enormous amount
of new material, and they'll also be photos from the Dark Shadows
40th anniversary celebration weekend. Much of the new material
is based on new interviews Craig conducted last year with many
cast members, including Humbert Allen Astredo, Jerry Lacy, Betsy
Durkin, Chris Pennock, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Lara Parker, Nancy
Barrett and more! So even if you've read the first printing,
you'll find lots of new info in this edition. And if you've never
read Barnabus & Company, this is the edition to buy.
Click Dark Shadows
Online to read more about it. |
 Update
Writer Rod Labbe's newest magazine articles in
the special Dark Shadows issue of
Scary Monsters Magazine #55
is now available directly from
the publisher.
"Don't Open That Coffin! A Baby Boomer's Adventures in
the Land of Dark Shadows" is only the starting point for
a shadowing look at our classic DARK SHADOWS TV show!
Exclusive interviews with DS stars David Selby, Kathryn Leigh
Scott, and yours truly, Marie Wallace, plus much more, including
dozens of photos! Cover artist, Terry Beatty, created a beautifully
painted wraparound cover featuring Crazy Jenny and other DARK
SHADOWS characters.
SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE is available from your
local comic book store, bookstore, newsstand, and other select
locations for $7.95 or direct from the publisher, DENNIS DRUKTENIS
PUBLISHING AND MAIL ORDER, INC., 348 Jocelyn Place; Highwood,
Illinois 60040, $10.00 postpaid. |
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New CD News
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Big Finish's first two Dark Shadows Audio
Dramas on CD had their official release at the 40th Anniversary
DS celebration. They were created by producers Stuart Manning,
Jason Haigh-Ellery and writer Scott Handcock. To read more about
them, click Dark Shadows
Journal Onlines |
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Greetings from DisneyWorld!
I had a great trip to Disney in Orlando, Florida.
I was celebrating my birthday with friends, David Moore and Bert
Scott, and while there, Donald and I became great friends. Mickey
was fun too, and he's sending me a photo of us as a twosome. |
Read an article from Autograph Collector magazine, about
Dark Shadows.
Click here. |
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Available Now!
Sleeps
Well With Others
My friend and one of my editors, Michael Karol, has written
yet another book. It's a prequel to the 2003 gay vampire hit
Kiss Me, Kill Me.
Ray Abreu, the hero of Kiss Me, Kill Me, is back --
as a gay youngster, growing up in a repressed small town and
feeling the pain...that is, until he gets sent by his parents
to an all-male sleepaway camp in the Adirondack Mountains in
upper New York State. There, Ray experiences a gradual flowering
and realization of his homoerotic feelings, and grows from a
shy, retiring boy into a person who can stand up for himself.
But he's unaware of the deadly presence "standing up"
for him behind the scenes. This unique prequel is spiked with
sex, thrills, and chills -- but then, whose adolescence isn't? |
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