Introduction of a storyteller -- Leaping into life -- Rising stars and darkening clouds -- MGM days -- A jet all the way -- Indiscretions and other growing pains -- The end of an era -- In one ear and out the eye -- Just let it grow -- The incredible shrinking man -- After the Gold Rush -- Heartbreak in many forms -- Fait accompli -- Coming of age in midlife -- The owls are not what they seem -- Passing the baton -- Pacific Standard Time.