The Ohmart Odyssey

I read with empathy Gregg Barrios’ extraordinary account of the rise and fall of actress Carol Ohmart (“The Last Starlet,” Jan. 1 and 8).

Carol has been a friend of mine since we acted together in “The Wild Party” in 1956. At a very low point in my own fortunes in the late ‘50s, she showed herself to be a warm and caring person. One does not forget these things. This was at a time when most of Hollywood had turned its back on me.

I would say to her now that with persistence and determination and a never-give-up spirit, anything is possible.

I am now enjoying the success of my life on TV’s “Days of Our Lives,” as Monty, a faded ex-circus star struggling to make a comeback.

Art does indeed imitate life.

JAY ROBINSON

Burbank