Back when we had only three TV channels I was always beside myself when Jonathan Winters came on a show. That was the 70’s in my teen years. I would practically choke with laughter. Loved his humor.
In light of what happened to Topsy, I will never visit Coney Island unless they publicly apologize and honor her. Poor thing :( . I could never enjoy that place knowing what happened there.
My Dad had all his albums, so I fell in love with his comedy from an early age. I suppose you could say that all of the greatest comics were unique, but Jonathan Winters seemed to have a unique uniqueness. He'd probably flinch at that, but there you go. Sui generis by any measure of comic brilliance.
Id have liked to have known john candy such a special guy so different from most other hollywood stars he shone through his warmth and natural charm ❤ rip the one and only jc
I’ve started reading his work when I learned he’s wrote the book for Jurassic park (I loved the first film) and I heard my favourite author reads his work, even stated Jurassic park was one of the few reasons that prompted him to write his first ever novel
God love him. J. Winters has brought so much laughter to thousands. I'm 82 years old and I still watch him whenever I get a chance, he had a wonderful gift and he shared it with us. Thank you
Cronkite's recollection of November 22nd is totally wrong. He was NOT on the air for five hours before Collingwood relieved him. He was relieved about 15 minutes after he announced the president's death and did not come back on for another 90 minutes...at around 3:50 PM. He stayed on until about 5:00 EST when he was relieved by Harry Reasoner...who stayed on until 6:30 when Cronkite then anchored the evening news. He was not in shirt sleeves all afternoon as he recalls.
The sound is terrible, and it shouldn't be, because this interview is not really that old. I wish they would do a better job of taking care of these treasures.
I have to admit that I only know three of these former child actors from one movie each: Darryl Hickman from "The Grapes of Wrath," Jane Withers as the "little brat" who bullied Shirley Temple in "Bright Eyes" (as well as "Josephine the Plumber" from TV commercials in the '60's) and Margaret O'Brien as Judy Garland's little sister in "Meet Me in St. Louis." (And I only know Dick Moore's name from books about old movies.) In any case, I appreciate the non-maudlin tone of their discussion. They were *not* reminiscing about how "wonderful" Hollywood was in their heyday as child stars.
There are no more comedians that do clean jokes or being other people or impersonations that leave it to the audience’s imagination, and make them laugh and have a good time without using foul words to get their point across in jokes or doing comedy. Those days of my generation with these great comedians are forever gone.
Oddly enough, my dad's favorite comedian back in the day, and I ended up working with him on a Tim Conway pilot that never aired. We broke for lunch and he sat with us, never breaking character after character. I literally fell out of my chair laughing. Still my favorite comedian. A true comedy genius.
I was so lucky to have been a child of the 70s. There were still so many show biz legends around then, and Jonathan Winters was one of them. I always looked forward to seeing him. He was from another dimension!
I've read a few of his books last year (rising sun, prey, a case of need, the terminal man) and I really am super impressed with how ahead of his time he was!! Especially with terminal man! Look at what's going with NEURALINK now in 2024! And he wrote "terminal man" in 1972!!!! That alone is mind-blowing and he talks about a lot of other things that are extremely prevalent now in the 2020s. It's too bad he's gone I'd love to read what he'd write about what he'd think 2040-2060s are going to be!
I'm so glad that Jonathon Winters and Robin Williams were able to work together because their comedic style is so identical. Watching them together was hilarious.
My own sense of humor apparently was not all innate and mostly inspired by JW. There were many of artists and musicians who have shaped my life in the past, but when it comes to Winters, there is an intrinsic link.
