I always found him beautiful physically and soulfully. I once propositioned him as his student at New College. School of Law..funny story and I was a lesbian at the time
She was class when there was no baggage to the word. Lovely. Intelligent. Gracious. A standout with humility. I can’t think of a moment where she wasn’t shining. And she adored her husband and son. I know she had trying moments. She weathered them with respect, sorrow, and the will to get through.
Bennett and Arlene (and her husband Martin Gabel) had adjoining suburban estates in Mount Kisco in Westchester County, so they probably saw each other a little more often than you might think from the video. They were more than wealthy enough to have city apartments as well.
Updated honoring at the Bennett Cerf Archives Includes interview with Bennett and Phillis Cerf ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jUu205XFKMo.htmlsi=m6DQjuE5SMtBWVi-
Always looking for Arlene's necklace... Still in love with her. A true Dame. I never liked game shows. Until....I saw a WML with Debbie Reynolds. And Liz Taylor. And after that, many, many more 😍 Btw; praise the inventors of YT. Without them, I (we) would have missed a whole universe.
The man was almost as bad as Donald Trump. He scammed people with an art school, a writer, school, all sorts of different schools, advertised in comic books and the National Enquirer, the Times. He was found civilly guilty of fraud. He had no morals. He had to pay millions in settlements, mostly post mortem.
@@mikewebber2637 the syndication of WML started in 1968. This clip is from the syndication daytime version. The last year of the weekly nightime version in 1967 was actually filmed in color. They had a habit of reusing color film because of its cost. Fortunately someone has the insight to copy the color version of the last year of the nighttime show to black and white so we can view them today.
BC was born in the 19th Century, so he was into his seventies by this show. His business partner, Donald Klopfer, lived into the 1990s. The New York Times had a feature interview with Mr. Klopfer not too long before his death, and I was able to find the interview online.
I saw Bennett Cerf on tv when I was a kid and learned my first pun from him. I was pleased with myself because I got the joke. "An Oklahoma indian chief, after oil was discovered on the reservation, bought yacht club memberships for his two boys. When asked why he would spend such a considerable amount of money on his offspring considering Oklahoma is a land locked state; the Chief simply replied that he always wanted red sons in the sail set." I can already hear the groans.
@stevenbennett3805: One of my very first Heroes. A Pun of His that I'll always remember is from His Classic "Around The World in 80 Puns." Details are more or less "Two Rec League Baseball Teams played a very hotly contested Game in Honolulu once during a Luau. The pig destined to be Roasted rose up out of the sand pit and wandered onto the Outfield just as a guy smashed a Grand Slam. The pig swallowed the ball and after much effort no one could jar it loose. The ruling stood as an inside the pork home run!"😂🤣😂😉🐖⚾️🖊📚B.W.
He wasn't quite a Damon Runyon character, but he was a lot closer to that in his bachelor days, where he was well known for chasing beautiful women. He was married briefly to movie star Sylvia Sidney, but his second marriage lasted a lifetime.
@@karensinclair4189Once collaborated with Rod Serling and several other writers to form a Writer's School up in Connecticut back in the mid to late 60's.❤
The Original What's my line is my favorite game show ever. It really is a good history lesson seeing what was important then, famous people before they were famous, inventions we take for granted....
The Original What's my line started in the Jim Crow era, which is why there are no everyday people of color as contestants in the 1950"s seasons. Famous people of color of course were invited, as long as they were deemed non threatening to white society.
@@RonGerstein he also loved is wide dearly. I have an interview where he talks about his wife with live and admiration. I still find Bennett very charming and harmless. Quite attractive in my view…..
I loved how Bennet Cerf would observe the cheers & whistles from a crowd when a "Glamour Girl" would come out, and ask the mystery guest: "Judging from that kind of applause can I surmise you're one of those slinky voluptuous 'sizzling dishes' that Hollywood is known for dishing up?" 🎩
I get so sad when I see Peter and from what I hear, he was a very well respected college professor. His parents were so loving to him. What was wonderful is that he got his mom on the show, and she never guessed it was him.
