Gisele was a beautiful and talented lady. She was a great singer and musician. She could do it all. I remember her from the Jack Benny show. She was a pretty good comedian too, and did well in keeping up with jack. And that's saying something.
I just watched a clip of Gisele on Beat the Clock from 1972 and seeing her here in 1986 she aged tremedously.... Still very gracious and every bit the professional but....WOW. Time really does take it's toll.
It's an interesting interview. Bob Crosby one day fat/one day skinny--crash dieting; always wondered about that, it was really noticeable. Dick Dale reminding that Lawrence Welk as a task master with constant rehearsals, no surprise there.. I always remember the Lennon Sisters leaving because Lawrence Welk did not want to pay them above Union Wages, when he himself must have been raking in the dough; he ended up being some sort of cheapskate.
