INDIANAPOLIS — Georgia Gianakos Buchanan has just released her fifth book, Chasing The Stars: The Golden Age of Movies and TV…and Beyond, an illustrated memoir of her encounters — and, often, friendships — with many famous stars while serving as the TV-Radio and Movie Editor of The Indianapolis News in the early 1950s. Her book also contains photos and stories about the many political and sports stars she met during her years as a fundraiser for nonprofits.
Buchanan, whose latest book was released on her 99th birthday, may be the last person alive who interviewed film and TV stars in that era. Chasing The Stars contains many photographs and anecdotes of her interviews in New York, Hollywood, and her home base of Indianapolis with film and television personalities, including Rosemary Clooney, Jack Benny, Cary Grant, Edward R. Murrow, Ed Sullivan, and Rock Hudson.
Following her journalism career at the News and WTTV-TV, and with Mutual Broadcasting in Washington, D.C., Buchanan became involved in Indianapolis and on a state and national level in mental health causes, including Special Olympics and the Mental Health Association, in part due to her special-needs son, Bryan. For 15 years, she chaired more than 30 fundraising events, raising millions of dollars for charitable causes, and served on boards of several nonprofits.
Buchanan’s previous books include two novels, Paved with Gold and If They Only Knew: Maddie’s Story; an autobiography, 428-1/2: My Journey Beyond the Railroad Tracks; and a self-help guide, How to Live Beyond 90 without Falling Down. Chasing the Stars is available at IndyReads, 1066 Virginia Ave.
