Five Fun Facts Behind "The Equalizer"
3. The character of 'Brahms' was introduced in The Equalizer pilot as an older spy who knew Robert McCall. Brahms--played by Jerry Stiller--was never mentioned again, during the TV series or in the feature movie -- but I did re-introduce the 'Brahms' character in The Equalizer: A Novel, and then in my most recent Killed in Action. He is, in fact, my favorite of all of the auxilliary characters in the two books. (If you've read either book, I'd love to hear what you think about 'Brahms'. Just drop me a line here.)
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4. The 'Granny' character in The Equalizer: A Novel is based on a character that I created during the run of the David Carradine-starring TV series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, who was a mercenary named 'Kermit.' He was a fan favorite in the TV series, appearing in the third and fourth years of the show.
5. When the reader is introduced to the 'Norman Rosemont' character in Killed in Action, he talks to an older Broadway song and dance gal who has an encyclopedic memory for Broadway tunes and scores. She sings a song from a show in 1957 called Red Letter Day. The show was called Rumple, featured Eddie Foy, Jr. and Elliott Gould, and was produced on Broadway by my very own mother,
Paula Stone. |