The idea behind Putnam is pretty neat: a Very Famous Celebrity star, in vague but obvious ways, of movies, music, and TV finds that he is no longer able to function as a human being. He attempts suicide and lands in a hospital. One day, he is awakened from his coma by a strange woman with a thing for airplanes who quite possibly is Amelia Earhart. Soon, other presumably dead celebrities, including Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Billie Holliday, John Lennon, and Janis Joplin turn up, bringing with them an invitation for Putnam to join them at the Diversified Talent Agency, an organization that arranges for the deaths of famous people so that they can live in peace, pursuing the artistic endeavors that they are suited for. "Putnam" is by the brilliant Sharon Fogarty, who plays Marilyn Monroe.
"Al Quagliata gave a very pleasant performance seated with the fictitious Mr. Putnam as they drew with crayons on paper plates. The cast offstage did the ’Ahhh’ back–up vocals so typical of the dreamy side of John Lennon. This scene is a beautiful theatrical moment."
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Michael Douglas, michaeldouglas.blogspot
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