Was at a New York City party in 1972 where Julie Newmar showed up. She was even more incredible looking in person than on the screen. Maybe more astounding in real life because her package of physical attributes were the kind rarely come across in everyday life. Tall, curvaceous she was a show stopper in a room full of celebrities from the entertainment world.
Julie Newmar was smart as she was gorgeous and rarely got the attention she deserved for her acting chops. She and Albert Salmi were a riot on the 1963 Twilight Zone episode "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville"
"Tell me I'm beautiful, it's nothing. Tell me I'm intellectual, I know it. Tell me I'm funny, and it's the greatest compliment in the world anyone could give me." - Julie Newmar
To think that having a sense of humor, to be funny, would be considered a beautiful trait that is greatly appreciated and respected! I'm glad that you posted this comment from Julie Newmar; and it is certainly essential today that we try to smile a little bit more, and be a little silly once in a while.
I've never forgotten Julie Newmar as Stupefyin Jones in Ll'l Abner. More recently I have watched an old comedy series My Living Doll staring Julie as a beautiful Robot. Lot's of laughs!
Arlene cracked me up just past the twelve minute mark. I know she's a performer but she HAS to have surely done comedy on the stage too. Such good timing and comedic resource. I particularly like the way her wit so often involves something risque WITHOUT being in any way crude or demonstrative. Great lady. :)
I loved it when Julie Newmar played Cat Woman in the 1960s TV 📺 show "Batman." She was by far the best actress to play Cat Woman. NO ONE was better. In real life, she was 6' tall and she had a fantastic figure. 🐈⬛🐾
Rita Gam mentions her husband when introducing Bennet Cerf. She was married to Thomas Guinzburg, who was president of Viking Press, and the son of one of the founders.
That word was used twice referring to Julie Newmar in the 1995 comedy movie, "To Wong Fu, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar". She makes a cameo appearance in the film.
Thank you so much for talking about the bloody, pathetic chair mess.... have thought about it forever. The cameraman could easily achieve catching the extra width I suspect.
They did that on purpose, it was a specially built chair for two people so that when they had two mystery guests, they would blend together on the mic...and for the cameras to catch the whole scene easier.
im just a teenager right now but I think its really interesting to look back to this time zone...my grandparents were just getting into highschool yet, not only did I not exist but my parents didn't yet somehow I feel like I was there
Xander Thomas You are correct these shows although very old are in fact a type of time capsule going back to a very different time . It is good to see someone of your age recognising this. Good luck to you 😃😃
Interesting to see Shelly Berman light up a cigarette during the show. This was 1961, 3 years before the Surgeon General's report on the hazards of cigarette smoking.
I knew that Julie Newmar was tall. But then to find out that she was walking during that episode without wearing shoes, let alone heels. 5'11" with 37" legs ... ironically on the same episode as Rita Gam.
Naturally, Julie Newmar comments are going to concentrate on her razzle-dazzle, but what was also impressive here was her "confused character," and her playfulness, and charm.
Miss Goldner's married name was Ormandy, but she and her husband, violinist and conductor Eugene Ormandy, got divorced in 1947. She was a harpist, and was briefly the first woman to be part of the New York Philharmonic, in the 30s. In the 50s, she was part of a bunch of Broadway shows. She died of pancreatic cancer in 1962. (Ugh.) Meanwhile, Kayaloff, married someone whose name I can't find, but it doesn't seem to have lasted, and she and her family (most of them also professional musicians) were immigrants from Russia. (Came over in 1923, when Anna was 16.) She was briefly with the Baltimore Symphony and a bunch of others, and studied with Pablo Casals at one point, and, also, played with a bunch of Broadway shows. Died in 1993 (at age 86) in Cary, North Carolina (for some reason). Was a concert pianist, but cello was what she mostly played on Broadway & in symphonies. I think Bill Long went to Vanderbilt on a football scholarship, but I'm not sure.
Thanks for the information. I was frustrated when their instruments that they play were not mentioned; Cello & Harp. And one of the women was married to Conductor, Eugene Ormandy (I remember that name since I was a kid)
Julie Newmar was and is a different breed of cat. Pun intended. At one point she was supposed to have the perfect female body. With her Catwoman heels on, she was over 6 feet tall. She looked great playing that role in the Batman series.
24:55 This is just about the only time in WML that Daly came close to announcing who the mystery guest would be the next week. Indeed Dorothy came back for her memorable mystery guest stint. If she got her regular pay that next week -- she was the most expensive mystery guest ever.
For a first time panelist, Rita Gam was excellent. Not only was she attractive and articulate, she got a leg up with the first challenger, the second challengers couldn't hold a candle to her and she took a blind stab correctly with the mystery guest. Sadly they ran out of time in the final segment, otherwise she might have been 4 for 4. Although neither of her marriages lasted for at least ten years and both ended in divorce, whatever the reason, she attracted two husbands who had more cerebral careers than the typical actor could claim. One more husband and it might have been her that Tom Lehrer sang about rather than Alma Mahler Gropius Werfel. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8QEsdfX-Lek.html
FWIW, Julie Newmar's soon-to-open Bway show lasted one performance and starred Walter Matthau. It was prophetically titled "Once There Was a Russian." Believe it or not, Frank Loesser and Bob Fosse turned the play into the musical "Pleasures and Palaces," which closed trying out in Detroit.
Pamela Olson She was a stage actress but I think she was more widely known for TV games shows. Her husband was in the business also and occasionally appeared on this show.
And she proudly claims "I'm a girl!" More proof that grown-up women used that word to describe themselves then; it wasn't necessarily a put-down at the time.
Ms. Rita Gam, when women carried their dress handbags everywhere, even if they were sitting or even standing around. A lovely handbag was an accessory as much as a necessity for that lipstick and compact, with a couple of tissues. Classy, proper.
Rita Gam is absolutely stunning! Having said that, Shelley is the only guest panelist I haven't enjoyed. I feel as though there's something rather stifling about his presence, but it's most likely just me.
I think Berman was involved in some of the most funny WML episodes ever. However, it is true that Berman's big decade was the 60s: for some reason he did not wear well. Berman WML clips posted elsewhere in RU-vid have always generated comments from some viewers who felt he was just too much.
+Corleone Since that was written ~4 years ago, I am going to surmise that you wrote it before seeing Wally Cox or Victor Borge as guest panelists. (There were a few other duds, but Cox and Borge stand out as the worst of the worst.) I was not enthralled with Shelley Berman, but he's (to damn him with faint praise) head and shoulders better than Cox or Borge.
I hear you. I loved his recorded comedy but he just wasn't meant to be a quiz show panelist. For me the stifling panelist was Fred Allen: he was almost as popular a radio comedian as Jack benny. But try as I might, I just couldn't "get" his humor. Boorish behavior is the phrase that immediately comes to mind.
In another episode, there were egg farmers. Dorothy asked if it was a dairy product and she got a "no" for it (because it doesn't contain milk). Yet here, Arlene got a "yes" for dairy product.
Definitions changed a lot over a short time on that program. Eggs were sold in grocery stores in the same section as milk and cheese. So I assume they broadened this definition to suit. They never quite caught up with biology or the definition of ever being alive, however.
@@Tuning_Spork Yes, Julie is such a beauty, no matter the hair color. But, I've always preferred her as a brunette. Now, she's gray and Still a knockout!
@R Hugh Sirius Ph.D., Noam Knott Sirius(as you know, you're directly related) a close friend of mine along with the Reverend Hugh Betcha, reminded me that I saw her first in: MY LIVING DOLL.. with Bob Cummings where she played a sexy tabula rasa robot..circa '64.
I laughed when they had a girdle tester on, and Benett was trying to figure out if the female panelists wore the product....and when they found out what the product was, Arlene said "Bennett, I don't wear one"
There may not be such a thing as an ordinary fashion designer, but certainly Cassini was an extraordinary man & designer. Born to former Russian nobility, he was an outstanding athlete and equestrian, he supposedly won a duel in Italy, and served in the USCG in WW2 before switching to the US Army where he served 5 years as a cavalry officer. Definitely one of those "most interesting man in the world" candidates.
lol - me too. I love this show so much and especially the authenticity of it. People just put up with things because they had strength of character. Sharing a seat seemed fine and a third not required!
Probably because taking into account inflation, college tuition has risen ~150-300% since then, at a rate exponentially higher than wage increases. So college is quite literally unaffordable, even if the student is working- which about half of full-time students do, while also being in school full time. As an example: Harvard tuition in 1961 was $1520, about $14,000 today. Harvard tuition in 2021 is $54,000. Federal minimum wage in 1961 was $1.15, about $10.75 today. Federal minimum wage today is $7.25. In 1961, you could work part time and easily pay your own tuition. Today, you would have to work full time for 4 years to pay for one year of tuition.
Interesting to see Shelley Berman here... a famous comedian at the time who is not very well known anymore. He had a part of his act where he spoke one end of a phone conversation, a gimmick that Bob Newhart became famous for shortly after (Berman accused Newhart of stealing it).
Shelly Berman has always seemed to me to be a bitter man. He had some popularity in the 50's, but his career took a downturn after he either made some egotistical comments backstage at a show (Ed Sullivan maybe?) or berated someone backstage that turned off other performers and when word got out to the public it turned them off too. I've been trying to find the story on the internet, but to no avail. Although I did find a NY Times article that said he had an unpredictable temperament and once walked off stage during a show and ripped a ringing telephone out of the wall. Anyway, it seems maybe he wasn't an easy person to get along with. He now blames his career downfall to Bob Newhart stealing his schtick so as with many people he refuses to take responsibility for his own actions and would prefer to blame it on others. That's just my take.
Shelly Berman stole Grouchos gag about putting the mask on upside down during the first mystery guest segment and tried to get a laugh with it....... Wasn't funny when he did it, Groucho however COULD get away with it because he WAS funny. Also i sometimes hate it when a guest comedian panelist tries to be funny during the show, but just merely ends up becoming painfully annoying. And i don't get Shelly Berman
Shelly Berman was never funny and often used others material. I found him to be extremely annoying. I know some liked him and that's good too. We all have different tastes.
Julie Newmar played Dorcas in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. She sang in that role and I thought she was gorgeous then and I think she still is gorgeous. She also played an android on a Bob Cummings show.
I beg your pardon...I dream about walking along the beach at Ary holding hands with Arlene...or having sandwiches and tea in the People's Palace...or just sitting people watching in George Square...the endless days of happiness we could have in real world if only we had met...instead of being limited to my dreams...I love Arlene Francis...so fuck off
Mrs Kennedy turned to the legendary Diana Vreeland, who at that time was Fashion Editor of Harper's Bazaar, for advice on who could make her clothes, other than the French couturiers she loved so much.. For political reasons, she really needed an American designer. But to satisfy her own sophisticated taste, she desired a European sensibility. Mrs Vreeland recommended Oleg Cassini.
I don't understand why when they have more then one contestant, why they have to share one chair? I've often thought they should have a bench back there at all times. The guests always look so uncomfortable.
Way before my time, but always great to see shows that show some insight into the Kennedy era. Also great to see the woman who would be the best Catwoman on the Batman series.... what syndication can do....
You know. When we were kids. The entertainment taught us something. We learned about people and the kinds of professions they were in. We learned how to ask questions to investigate an unknown. Then we applied our new knowledge, we tried it out in real life. We learned how to interact socially; and we even learned about morals and values. What do the kids learn from the video games today? Hum? What good are they? Do they help a person to be any of the above? Can you imagine what kind of citizens they will be? What kind of parents? How about business owners, or government officials?
Julie Newmar was born on Aug. 16th ! .... earlier I was born on Aug. 16th... SAME DAY as Madonna and Angela Basset ! 1958. Here's what's weird... The King of Rock and Roll..... AND.... the Queen of Soul (Elvis and Aretha)... (diff years)...both died on my birthday. Aug. 16th.
Oh God no. Newmar is out of this world beautiful and a juggernaut of feminine sexuality . She’s the apotheosis of ALL feminine, virtues including great intelligence and wit, not to mention the original Catwoman.
Ummm - if medicine says avoid dairy it means avoid lactose-containing products from a cow. At lest that what my doctor, my daughter’s doctor, the doctor of my son’s girlfriend and my dietician say. I agree with Cynthia - an egg is not dairy and the only question that should be answered yes is “is it found in the supermarket near the milk and cheese?”.
Julie captured the interest of many 4 years old boys as Catwoman. I was one. She thought the phenomenon was so funny... But we were all blessed to have someone set the standards of attraction ♡♡♡
That was the one thing wrong with this show, is that they never had time for the very last contestant. You would think they could afford a 2nd chair with two contestants. ha ha
My third pair of glasses had frames by Oleg Cassini. My Mom paid $129 for them in 1980. I still have them, even though they're no good to me. It's not like I'm going to get rid of something so expensive/gold-plated.
It seems a college education was less expensive back then. The twin brother and sister had an egg selling business to help pay for it, the two of then. Eggs were less expensive than now. Amazing!
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