Francis also replaced Agnes Morehead in the musical, GIGI. Nonetheless, this classic shall live on.I think Kitty Carlisle was like 115 years old when she died.She was one who always maintained a certain sophistication throughout her life.
I can't remember...was John Daly still alive to appear on that show?
"What and when was Arlene's final public appearance. Woodruff The Beatles would break up. "Classic episode last night from 1959, with Groucho Marx as a guest panelist and Claudette Colbert as the mystery guest.It must have been water cooler talk the next day in workplaces around the country . 40 years later, the important lesson is what killed her. She had Alzheimer's. "I think Kitty Carlisle was like 115 years old when she died. He was gay, but managed to get it up for her. Yuck...That's what I find so unique about Arlene r280. The shows have that great, NY vibe:You must be rather young....Eddie Hodges was a major child star of the 1950s and seemed to be everywhere.
She was 93. And you're gonna take it off the air? The three hosts were Arlene Francis, John Charles Daly, and Mark Goodson.When Howard Stern had that Saturday night Channel 9/WOR-TV show in the late 1980s, one of the episodes was a mock talent show.Somehow, he got Arlene Francis and Kitty Carlisle Hart to be on the show as judges, which was baffling, given their images, etc.Both women looked on in horror as they were asked to judge the wackiest and grossest "talents" you can imagine.
I can't recall her name. ).....but she died (or was murdered) before she ever made much headway on it.I was surprised to learn that Dorothy was married with kids. What will I do?After all those years on WML Arlene finally got cast in a couple of big films in the early 60s: Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three as Jimmy Cagney's wife and then in the Doris Day comedy The Thrill of It All in which Arlene gives birth in a taxicab at the tender age of 58?The Password episodes are in color, which is pretty ghastly. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. She had her baby boy (Matthew, was it?) They were all very funny and clever.What a contrast to watch them compared to today's celebs. It may have appeared that they were intimate friends, but Johnny was waaaaay to gay to be a woman's lover.121, I thought the same. "Producer Mark Goodson was all set to go on as the mystery guest the night Judy was being so recalcitrant.As he did appear in that spot several times over the years, I wonder which other stars didn't show up? Please Hello and thank you for registering. Not a lot of A list stars for the mystery guests that first year 1950 except for maybe Gloria Swanson fresh from her Sunset Boulevard triumph. Inconceivable today.John Daly was the first newsman to announce the attack on Pearl Harbor.So slumming has to be brief? Meanwhile, Martin is stuck in the living room with Dottie Kilgallen as she dribbles her sixth Scotch down her chin and drops a vial of Seconals on the carpet...While I certainly don't approve of GSN's decision to do away with What's My Line?, I love the old Password eps they've been showing! On her WOR radio show she interviewed the women who ran the Cotillions at The Plaza. Liz says that when Arlene was starting to be affected by alzheimers her son took her to live with him. but can you imagine Brad Pitt or Scarlett Johansson being so bright and clever without a script? “Irlen Syndrome: A Teen’s Summary by David Accola” She wore the eye-patch on more than one occasion with that being the excuse given.I know this is a visual age we live in, but if anyone can feature LISTENING to 90 minutes of a radio show, you can get another window into the glamorous showbiz past of the early 1950s. But on stage dear Arlene was something of a bargain-basement Helen Hayes. Sad to see how far our nation has declined when a 1950's game show is considered cutting edge education. Each of the other panelists gave a short tribute at the beginning and end of the show.Incidentally, I think Dorothy had a drinking problem. I'd like to check that one out.Arlene seemed to be around forever in the public eye and never aged, then apparently disappeared into private life and years later finally died well into her nineties. Boxer Ingemar Johannsen also deserves an honorable mention. "Even if she hadn't had Alzheimer's, she wouldn't have been able to participate in the decision. There are Youtube clips where she has trouble talking and I remember my parents saying that there were times John Daly would cut short her questioning because it was clear she was a little out of it. Mr. Daly would always tell the country what the star was "doing in New York" or what and when their latest movie would open. Of the older gents, definitely Tyrone Power.The most gorgeous ladies were Ava Gardner, Lauren Bacall, Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, Anita Ekberg, Melina Mercouri and a startlingly young and funny Elizabeth (Mrs. Michael Wilding) Taylor who looks to be somewhat pregnant, though in those days it could not be acknowledged. The viewing public went beserk with letters and phone calls to such an extent that it was renewed.r60, I checked several Chris Cerf bios online. We're debating whether it was a flower pot, air conditioner or (as I believe) a piece of exercise equipment.I believe that she and/or her husband were also involved in a fatal car crash at one point as well. They don't make them like that anymore.R11, I watched that! "Enjoy Miss Francis and company while you can. It looks like so much fun:OMG, R118 is so right about Errol Flynn being drunk. Supposedly, she did about 25 Broadway plays in her lifetime! Don't really get the Martin Gabel love on her part as he was so stuffy and unattractive.I love this thread OP!
"Bacall wrote in "By Myself" that she was angry at Kilgallen for writing that Bogart was very near death, when in fact he still had months to live.