Marion's biological mother basically said to her, "No, that's not him." The thing is, Marion and I both had our DNA tested.

Once, when they were in a group of people, Riley said, "Remember when we met Kris Kristofferson?" Everyone turned to look at Jan.

Around the time my father met my mother in 1962, his "creative identity factory" was in full force.

When I saw this drawing in my late father's box of personal mementos, I was stunned. How on earth did Riley get his wife to pose for this?

I have no idea if he and Burgess Meredith and Gary Romero made a dime off this album. Or The Quartones, for that matter.

I know he missed his kids, and that my father had no idea how to stay in touch with them once his relationship with his exes was off

In the late 1950s, something went terribly wrong for Riley. So wrong that he dragged his wife (kicking and screaming) out of NY.

I found a page of my father's journal, and I wasn't sure what to make of it. I read it over and over. I remember our talks about her.

*The role of Jo's cat in this blog will be played by Sarah Harlett's cat, Alfie... Alfie is a member of SAG/AFTRA and Equity.

Leslie repeated a story her mother told, that Harry Belafonte had come to their apartment for dinner, and sang to her when she was a baby.