My mother had a story of watching him on a talk show one time that she loved to tell. I don't remember which program--Johnny Carson, perhaps--the first guest was some fellow whose wife had recently had a child. He and the host laughed about how he didn't have much to do right now, but when the child was older he could play with it.

Palance sat down and started telling the two of them about how fathers needed to be involved with their babies right from the very beginning, holding them, changing diapers, reading and singing to them, being there to imprint on them from the very beginning. Mom (a psychiatric social worker in child protective services) was so impressed that this big tough cowboy actor could sit down and on national TV wax nostalgic for raising his children in that way. What a great role model!

SRS