Mark Frost is one of the foremost authors, screenwriters and producers in Hollywood (and Ojai). From his early days on the stage at the famous Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, to his years in the legendary writer's room with Stephen Bochco, David Milch and others with "Hill Street Blues," Mark Frost has been creating and working with some of the best minds in the business.
So in the late 1980s when he got a call from David Lynch, with whom he collaborated on another project that didn't get launched, he was all in. The quirky, moody show, which ran for two seasons in 1990 and 1991, was an instant sensation. Who killed Laura Palmer? That question consumed the attention of a curious nation. It was a family affair for Frost, as the show he co-created also starred his father as the kindly Dr. Hayward. The remake, 25 years later, brought back many of the original actors for a limited series on Showtime that took the series to even deeper and darker places, to the delight of millions of fans.
We talk about many subjects, including Frost's engrossing sports books, "The Greatest Game Ever Played," and "Game Six," about the incredibly exciting game between the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox in the 1975 World Series. Frost is also involved with the conservation efforts in Ojai, having been roped in through his friend, John Broesamle, who helped found both the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy and the Ojai Valley Defense Fund, on which board Frost sits.
We did not get around to talking about spitball pitchers, how his golf game has been going or the Japanese conquest of Manchuria.
