Miss Anson was great. Jeanne Parr also got the 2nd guest all by herself. Notice how Tony Randall always claps for people. He was married to his first wife for 50 years. A class act.
Robert Preston, a real person, who happened to be a great actor. Randall was amazing to have guessed it so quickly. Ms. Parr and Ms. Francis were enchanting.
Yes, yes it was and on stage in person, he was even more wonderful. I wish I could have gotten his autograph when I saw him perform it at the Dallas Summer Musicals. I got to perform in Music Man in 1977 when it was done by the Irving Community Theater. I still have the adorable costume that my mother made for me. I was so tiny and had such a great time. Also got to be in South Pacific during that time…..then did Bell, Book and Candle…….I loved doing live theatre….but so wish I could have met Robert Preston……he was terrific.
Strange that Jeanne Parr would be a guest panelist on this day (3/13/66) as her 43-year-old husband, Charles James Noth, Jr. (1922-1966), a marketing v.p., was severely injured in an auto accident a little over a week before (3/5). Mr. Noth would die of his injuries a day after this taping. Actor Chris Noth is their son.
Tony Randall has it all. I've noticed how incredibly much he respects women and how always an active friend to them, so kind to all, and such a joy to listen to. Perfectl
That is my usual opinion too however I saw an episode earlier today where they had to rein him in over some married lady. Hey just got carried away complimenting her until Arlene Francis finally said, "play the game". One thing to consider is it one or more of the panelists could be buzzed on a given evening. There was one evening where Arlene was really toasted. I have learned over time that daily had little code signals like tugging on an ear the tale of the panel they were getting too risque. The program was always a delicate balance and stayed on the entertaining side without dipping into vulgarity.
I am a big fan of Robert Preston, The Music Man, Victor/Victoria, Rehearsal For Murder, just to name a few of his many excellent films, but this is the first time I've ever seen him wearing a beard.
corner moose Not many people know that the Broadway play "The Lion in Winter" starred Robert Preston as Henry II. (The way RP looks with that beard, I believe it!)This was before Peter O'Toole did the same role in the movie version...
CLASSICALFAN .100: Unfortunately, the did not do as we’ll commercially as expected. Preston was a man of wide talents and THE MUSIC MAN succeeded because he emphasized the acting and drama of the piece where others only tried for the comedy/dancing. He did not receive the Tony Award as Best Actor but Rosemary Harris, his co-star did. He went on to I DO, I DO the next year and won another Best Actor in a Musical.
That's a very good distinction, quite applicable to Preston. A current day example for me is Kevin Hart: I find his standup comedy very unfunny, but I love his comic acting.
I didn't know that Robert Preston was the original Broadway Henry II in The Lion In Winter! It premiered on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre on March 3, 1966.
Tony starring with Anita Ekberg. Nice work if you can get it. Back on that memorable night in 1958 when Ekberg appeared as mystery guest, Tony was on the panel.
Ruth Anson later became an actress, with numerous TV credits (Brady Bunch, Quincy, M.E., etc). Not surprisingly, the lovely Ms. Anson caught the eye of Paul McCartney and they had a memorable encounter when the Beatles performed in Los Angeles in 1966 and Ruth attended one of the group’s press conference as a reporter for the local ABC affiliate.
He frequently steals the show no matter what film he's in. See "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs", "Junior Bonner", "Semi-Tough", "S.O.B.", to name but a few.
Jeanne Parr is the Mother of Actor Chris Noth ("Sex and the City" and "The Good Wife"). She was also a contestant on the June 12, 1960 episode, just one day before she was offered her job with Channel 2 (WCBS) in New York. Parr with one of Chris Noth's Brothers on Life Magazine: pfaffpfamily.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/life.jpg
***** I never watched either of the shows you mentioned, but years ago I used to watch Chris Noth in "Law and Order." There was also a restaurant I used to go to in NY, where Chris Noth was a waiter at one time. By the time I started going there, he was already a successful television actor, but there were other staff members still there who mentioned that they had worked with him.
Crispin Cain Oh wow! Thank you for the information. So sad. May Jeanne and Charles rest in peace. Her youngest son is a perfect mix of her and her husband.
Oh my goodness. It's so sad. It's like watching Dorothy's shows. With the benefit of knowing what happens, it makes these events even sadder. Cruel twist.
She played the game really well. She kind of reminded me of the way Dorothy played the game. It's unfortunate they couldn't have gotten someone like her instead of Phyllis Newman.
Why can't we have quiet calm TV like this anymore without any flashy effects or people trying to constantly 1-up each other. I say this as someone who was born long after this show went off the air.
A follow-up to my last post: Game show-wise, the former KABC-TV studios on Prospect/Talmadge were best known for serving as the taping location for the original "Family Feud" with Richard Dawson, from 1976 to 1985.
This was a good episode. Jeanne Parr was quite good in her only time as panelist. I don't know if I'd say she was the best or not, but she did alright.
Here is a link to the episode in which Jeanne Parr was a contestant (June 5, 1960). She is in the 4th game, and her sign-in is at about 19.00 in that video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-56WRwm01PoEm.html (Despite the late hour, I think I'm referencing the correct person *this* time! ;) )
schwul1956 Yes, the title and description of the video indicate that Jeanne Parr was the host who was conducting the interview with the "Rocky Horror Show" fans.
Fwiw, in addition to being a groundbreaking TV journalist and weather girl, Jeanne Parr was also the mother of actor Chris Noth, who played Big on Sex and the City.
Apparently Jeanne Parr did not flip any switches at G-T and heaven only knows why. Had Dorothy lived on she might have gone to TV news herself. Years later on syndicated WML, Melba Tolliver, a New York TV news reporter, did appear regularly.
So what’s the deal? My view is that the film “The Lion in Winter” is just about the best film that both Katharine Hepburn and Peter O’Toole ever made, that both should have won Oscars for their performances and that if “2001" couldn’t win best film of 1968, then it should have. Yet -- the play with a book by James Goldman and starring Rosemary Harris and Robert Preston played less than 100 performances on Broadway and apparently did not set The Great White Way on fire. Like Sammy Davis once observed, “If this don’t turn you on, then you got no switches.”
+soulierinvestments "The Lion in Winter" should have won O'Toole an Oscar as well as the one that Hepburn won for best actress. It is easily in my top 20 films, if not top 10.
+soulierinvestments "The Lion in Winter" should have won O'Toole an Oscar as well as the one that Hepburn won for best actress. It is easily in my top 20 films, if not top 10.
I kind of look at what else was running at the time. If memory serves, Harris did best Sheila Hancock in _Entertaining Mr. Sloane_ and Lee Remick for _Wait Until Dark_ at the Tonys that year, but Best Play was Peter Brook's iconic production of _Marat/Sade._ _Lion in Winter must have played a little dry against the new plays that year. This was also the year that Angela Lansbury in _Mame_ beat out Gwen Verdon (who would be on WML a couple of months after this episode) in _Sweet Charity._ A lot of good film adaptations came out of the 1965-66 season.
soulierinvestments I don't remember Melba Tolliver on WML, but I *do* remember her on the news. For info. on what she's doing now, check out her website: www.melbatolliver.com/aboutme.htm.
Melba sat on the syndicated WML panel on that occasion when an early video game called Magnavox Odyssey made an appearance in c 1972. The shape of gaming to come way down the road. Link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8F522GBtZPk.html
TRiViA : Panelist JEANNE PARR is the mother of actor CHRIS NOTH of tv’s LAW & ORDER and who played Carrie’s love ‘Mr. Big’ in the HBO series SEX AND THE CITY.
What's My Line Feb 21 1954 with Mystery Guest Lucille Ball.....3rd chair with Arlene Francis and 4th chair was Deborah Kerr. So it has happened before....even if this was the first time you saw it.
A sure sign of the greying of the WML audience -- a public service ad for Medicare in its --- you should excuse the expression -- infancy. Obviously the LBJ administration would not ask for this sort of announcement in "Hullabaloo".
This may have been noted upstream, but this came out in March 1965, not 1966. I'm not sure how this tallies with the full suite of March 1965 shows in another playlist, but the date is specifically mentioned as March 1965, and "The Alphabet Murders" had not yet come out (released August of that year).
Oh Bennett. Oh John. Oh lawz. Sometimes Bennett makes me laugh . . . or gag. And then John encourages him by telling that horrid Saint Bernard thing again! Badly.
Johan Bengtsson soulierinvestments The shovelry pun was pretty bad, but I really couldn't believe John retold the Murgatroyd story! I admit that I liked it the first time, but why, oh why, would John actually repeat it?!!
HEY! HE GOT ONE! 🎉😂❤ Im sorry i know the answer is "to be funny" but what was the point of a mystery guest being there if he was going to constantly say "would you answer that" obviously you're there for them to discover you..... I know it's not supposed to be easy but at least answer if thats what you're there for no? #just saying
John said if you 'reached' 65 in 1965, you have until March to sign up. Meaning March of the current year, 1966. He didn't need to clarify it since the audience back then surely knew which year it was.
I think this is the first time I've seen two people of the same sex sitting next to each other on the panel. It's usually woman, man, woman, man, or sometimes man, woman, man woman. It looks odd. I guess it's just because I'm used to it the other way.
Ruth Anson is a little bit more famous than she lets on: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0FqcodcuGIg.html Did you know that Paul McCartney asked her to marry him?
Markxxx Signing up for and using Medicare IS voluntary. An example is me - I'm eligible but can afford private insurance instead. In the video John was reminding people to sign-up if they were turning 65. Today there are many TV ads telling people about Medicare open enrollment -surely you've seen one. There are even 30 minute infomercials for Humana, Medicare Advantage, etc.
+juan galt My Grandmother would not accept SS for many yrs. She considered it charity. My Mother had a serious discussion with her-I think it was in 1965-& she started getting it. She turned 75 in 1965.
Robert Preston’s vocal disguise is, by conservative estimate, the most aggravating performance of late WML. If I had been John, I would have told him to do his own fetchin’ gimmick
soulierinvestments I didn't mind his vocal disguise, but I did not understand the point of his asking John to answer for him. It seemed silly, but I will admit that his persistence with it, and then extending it to asking the panelists to answer for him, began to be at least a little bit funny after a while.
Well I like Robert Preston as a tough guy but he is certainly no comedian. This repeating "Would you answer this, John?" was awful, but better than contemporary entertainment.
I guess others may find it perfectly charming, but personally Bennett's habit of doing that long-range blow of a kiss to the women on the panel after they introduce him strikes me as terribly affected and wince-making.
Cosmo Topper III Disappointing that a sweet gesture like that should cause you to wince. These people held each other in high esteem and were dear friends and personal life. Arline had just paid him a complement and he was thanking her for it and a very sweet way. And it was very subtle and could have easily been missed if you weren’t paying attention.
