Another of my favorite Far Side cartoons
Sharon Cramer Sceper '68 asked me to research Helms Bakery.
Click HERE
to see what I came up with.
Before Taco Bell and del Taco there was Don Jose's on El Cajon
Blvd, in the shadow of hated Hoover High. Click HERE to
revisit my Don Jose's page.
You know what "del potrillo" means in English? "From Colts" may
be a loose translation. Click HERE
to take another look at the 1960 Colt literary publication -- AND
get the back story on the cool photo.
Neil Elliot Goldfarb ’59 passed away in Los
Angeles on February 28, 2025, after more than a year of declining
health as a result of a fall. Neil's childhood was marked by a
nomadic existence owing to his father's work as a sales manager
for retail chains. The family spent years in many cities across
America, from New York, to Denver, Portland, Burbank and San
Diego. Perhaps because of a combination of these early life
experiences as well as an inherent gift for drama, Neil sought
attention by becoming the family entertainer and the class clown,
much to the chagrin of his shy, younger sister. This cemented his
future as a performer, acting in school plays beginning at the
early age of eight. He attended UC Berkeley during the tumultuous
Free Speech movement of the ‘60s, where he appeared in a
production of O'Neill's A Touch of The Poet, with Stacy Keach. His
first taste of travel came in a UCLA production of Carousel,
sponsored by the USO for military troops stationed in Japan and
Korea. With numerous theater credits he branched out into
television and film, beginning with his first movie, Doctor,
You've Got To Be Kidding!, with Sandra Dee in 1967. His first TV
credit was on Get Smart, with Don Adams, followed by a memorable
episode of The Carol Burnett Show, in which he played a hippie
come to date Carol’s daughter, played by Vicki Lawrence. Neil had
several happy relationships with directors, including Carl Reiner,
for whom he appeared in both All of Me, with Steve Martin and Lily
Tomlin, and The Man With Two Brains; and with Australian director
Richard Franklin, starring in his CBS pilot for Beauty and The
Beast, as well as his film sequel FX2, with Bryan Brown. He later
turned to writing plays and screenplays, and then got another
Masters Degree, this time in Marriage and Family Therapy. He found
deep satisfaction working with appreciative patients, where his
acting, writing and directing skills would serve his new
profession in a distinctively different way
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