Lily Tomlin on the 1975 Time Cover That Never Was

Tomlin explains to Hornaday that she “remembers life in anecdotes.” And so, there are several memorable ones here about the performer’s early days in New York City, shared in full or in snippets. There is also, at one point, a reminder of what would have been an earth-shaking media moment:

Although Tomlin had been pressured over the years to publicly acknowledge her sexual orientation — in 1975 Time magazine offered her the cover if she’d come out — Tomlin always demurred.