Dean was one of the few movie stars I recognized as a little kid since Disney flicks were usually what I saw until Star Wars. He disappeared as the Eighties dawned and I thought he had moved on to religious only stuff. I was partially right, he played Charles Colson in a flick about being “born again” in prison; a historical figure he epitomized religious-moral whiteout.
As for Dean, I remember dad taking us to The Shaggy DA and That Darn Cat! (the latter was during its re-released in the Seventies, I’m not that old) plus he starred in some TV special about the Grimm Brothers over a Thanksgiving break. He was definitely a staple of my growing up; HBO cinched it when they got the rights to show older Disney flicks during the cable channel’s infancy.
Thanks for all the enjoyable, family-friendly stuff Mr. Jones!