Is My Favorite Year a true story?

Is My Favorite Year a true story?

Brooks acknowledges that most of the film’s plot is fictional. He said that Flynn’s appearance on Your Show of Shows was uneventful and that none of the writers had much interaction with Flynn, became his friend or took him home to dinner.

Where was My Favorite Year filmed?

New York City
Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (horse riding over the Bow Bridge – mid-park at 74th St.)

Did My Favorite Year win any Academy Awards?

Peter O’Toole earned his seventh Oscar in ‘My Favorite Year’

Who wrote the movie My Favorite Year?

Norman Steinberg
Dennis Palumbo
My Favorite Year/Screenplay

Who was Alan Swann based on?

Errol Flynn
The character of Benjamin Stone was based on Mel Brooks, while Alan Swann was based on Errol Flynn. Also, one of the lines Swann uses was based on something said by Flynn’s good friend, John Barrymore, an actor who also had a drinking problem.

Is Mark Linn Baker in succession?

Succession (TV Series 2018– ) – Mark Linn-Baker as Maxim Pierce – IMDb.

Is Peter O’Toole dead?

Deceased (1932–2013)Peter O’Toole / Living or Deceased

When did Peter O’Toole died?

December 14, 2013Peter O’Toole / Date of death

Peter O’Toole, in full Peter Seamus O’Toole, (born August 2, 1932, Leeds, Yorkshire [now West Yorkshire], England—died December 14, 2013, London), English-born stage and film actor whose range extended from classical drama to contemporary farce.

Is Mark Linn-Baker in succession?

Who plays Maxim Pierce?

Mark Linn-Baker
Succession (TV Series 2018– ) – Mark Linn-Baker as Maxim Pierce – IMDb.

Does Mark Linn-Baker have 2 degrees from Yale?

Mark Linn-Baker (born June 17, 1954) is an American actor and director who played Benjy Stone in the film My Favorite Year and Larry Appleton in the television sitcom Perfect Strangers….

Mark Linn-Baker
Education	Yale University (BA, MFA)
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	1979–present