The Author Guy Blog by Larry B. Gildersleeve

5th September 2024

Hello out there,

Welcome back. We’ve all heard the expression “Six degrees of separation,” meaning that between us and another individual there are most likely no more than six other people that a daisy chain of acquaintance will enable a connection. A Hollywood twist on the expression is “Six degrees of Kevin Bacon” whereby he can be connected to virtually any actor solely through roles they’ve portrayed in movies.

Well, it happened to me this week when I read about the musical The Queen of Versailles that debuted recently in Boston with actress Kristin Chenoweth in the lead role and is headed to Broadway later this year or early next year. You see, there is now only one degree of separation between me and the Tony and Emmy award-winning actress because “the queen” upon which the true life play is based – Jackie Siegel – is married to someone I’ve known for forty-five years who is also portrayed in the musical.

Speaking of Hollywood in the “six degrees” construct, there is just one degree of separation between me and the actor Jamie Lee Curtis, daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. This is because she starred in the cult movie classic Halloween, directed by John Carpenter, someone I knew when we were both in high school in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

I invite you to have fun with your own six-degrees exploration since it broadens far beyond research into family tree connections to famous or historically significant folks.

Oh, and I’m not deluded thinking John ever plays “Six degrees of Larry Gildersleeve.”

Until next week … Vaya con Dios


Larry B. Gildersleeve

Location: Bowling Green, KY, USA

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