I am Danny DeVito’s mother

A charming letter of thanks

Julia and Danny DeVito in Taxi

In 1973, at the very beginning of Danny DeVito’s long and illustrious movie career, he was cast in Scalawag, a largely forgotten film directed by, and starring, an already beloved Hollywood legend, Kirk Douglas. The film received lukewarm reviews, but DeVito’s mother, Julia, was nonetheless thrilled to see her son on the bi…