Arlene Francis
chris319
hospital.
The report crossed at 2 am PDT Friday morning.
Linda
>ABC radio has just reported the passing of Arlene Francis in a San Francisco
>hospital.
>
As a great man once said, "Arlene, you're terrific."
Rest in peace, Arlene. We will miss you.
--linda
"Meaning is where it's at..."--Bert Convy, "Semi Tough",1978
http://www.bertconvy.net
"See You Around the pool hall!"--Larry Blyden, WML, 1974
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/7011/blyden.html
(http://www.larryblyden.net coming soon)
Robert Mackey
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Undoubtedly, you think of the classic G-T panel shows, and how they were
described: "funny", "bright", "witty", "sophisticated", "smart"...you'd use
the
same adjectives to describe Arlene.
She'll be missed.
--Robair
Zach Horan
>described: "funny", "bright", "witty", "sophisticated", "smart"...you'd use
>the
>same adjectives to describe Arlene.
>
>She'll be missed.
Another legend leaves us. It would be my hope that GSN, and it seems more
likely they'd mention this with Cronin's penchant for classic TV, would at
least mention Arlene Francis' death during their next Sunday Night classic WML
showing, or if not do a two-show tribute to her.
rich cerasale
Date in the 1940's. Sad Day for game shows
Genetasia
the same time. I've loved "What's My Line" since I was a little girl and she
was an intregal part of it for almost the entire run (I think she joined on the
second show, IIRC).
I'm sorry to see her go, but I'm sure she'll be warmly received when she enters
and signs in please in heaven.
Beeb E. Rebozo
My Line panel of the 1950's and 60's? John Daly, Bennett Cert,
Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen are all gone now.
Well, we still have the reruns. Those old What's My Line shows are a
great sourvineer of mid-20th century New York at its peak: theater,
arts, high society, and access to the new medium of television.
Zach Horan
>My Line panel of the 1950's and 60's? John Daly, Bennett Cert,
>Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen are all gone now.
>
Yes she was, with Steve ALlen's death seven months ago.
Steve Repsher
says...
I was thinking a
last-minute change for tomorrow night and making GSSN a WML marathon -- both
color and B&W.
A Sunday night two-fer is the least they should do.
I'm not
sure, but I assume we've already lost Kitty Carlisle?
Zach Horan
>sure, but I assume we've already lost Kitty Carlisle?
>
Kitty's very much alive. She appeared on an episode of the revival of To Tell
the Truth This Fall. This made her the first person to appear on the same game
show in six different decades.
Nicholas J. Mooneyhan
> I'm not
> sure, but I assume we've already lost Kitty Carlisle?
My thoughts and prayers are with the surviving family of Mrs. Francis.
Kitty is still with us, she made a stop on the current To Tell the Truth last fall,
so she is very much alive :-)
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CybrSurfr
Horan <zach...@aol.com> wrote:
> >I'm not
> >sure, but I assume we've already lost Kitty Carlisle?
> >
>
> Kitty's very much alive. She appeared on an episode of the revival of To
Tell
> the Truth This Fall. This made her the first person to appear on the same
game
> show in six different decades.
I never heard of that show. Is that TTTTTF for short?
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She was on with Kitty Carlisle and along with Robin they played a version of
"Who's Got a Secret". They brought out a former beauty pageant contestant and
the panelists had to guess her secret. Well, she was a lesbian (what a
surprise) and at the end, her extremely butch girlfriend came out and began
making out with her. Neither Arlene or Kitty batted an eyelash and when her
secret was revealed, Arlene came back with "(Robin) almost got it right, she
asked her if she was a man." She was great.
Hank Silvers
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Goodnight, Arlene. Thanks for everything...
threegoodcats
Robert Mackey
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This little exhibition proved one thing to me about both Arlene and Kitty...
even when you think they'd been dragged down totally to Howard Stern's
level, they still exhibited that high ideal of class and sophistication.
--Robair
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> This little exhibition proved one thing to me about both Arlene and
Kitty...
> even when you think they'd been dragged down totally to Howard Stern's
> level, they still exhibited that high ideal of class and sophistication.
This little exhibition proved that they had a sense of humor and that they
weren't just a couple of self-serious automata.
Linda
>I was thinking a
>last-minute change for tomorrow night and making GSSN a WML marathon -- both
>color and B&W.
>
I personally would like to see some Blyden WML's with her, her interactions
with Larry and her introductions to him were priceless.
Linda
Mike Trozzo
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David Johnson
just that of Hank Ketcham, creator of Dennis The Menace. Did Access
Hollywood do anything on Arlene tonight? If so, I'd be getting it
Monday morning next week.
--David Johnson
Steve
Arlene Francis [1907-2001] preceded Dorothy Kilgallen [1913-65], John
Charles Daly [1914-91], Mark Goodson [1915-92], Bill Todman [1918-79], Larry
Blyden [1925-75] and Wally Bruner [1935-91], into this world, and left it
after all of the above did.
steve
ITSBRY
like that! It doesn't seem to be their style...would have been
interesting to see.
ITSBRY
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GARY L FLINN
Fred Allen (1894-1956) arrived in the world before Arlene did.
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Don Del Grande
>Another legend leaves us. It would be my hope that GSN, and it seems more
>likely they'd mention this with Cronin's penchant for classic TV, would at
>least mention Arlene Francis' death during their next Sunday Night classic WML
>showing, or if not do a two-show tribute to her.
I thought about what GSN would do as well...then I heard Hank Ketcham
also died.
My suggestion: find the color "bronzing baby shoes" episode of WML,
and follow it with the TTTT shown not too long ago with Hank Ketcham
at the end (I think it was the one with the "three Santas", two of
which were Rip Taylor and Christopher "Mr. Belvedere" Hewett).
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Was it ever revealed - on the episode or otherwise - whether the
"bronzing baby shoes" bit was set up in advance?
Genetasia
>Charles Daly [1914-91], Mark Goodson [1915-92], Bill Todman [1918-79], Larry
>Blyden [1925-75] and Wally Bruner [1935-91], into this world, and left it
>after all of the above did.
>
>
I thought Bruner was 1931-1997.
One of the GOOD AOL users
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>
>active.
And it was also mentioned that she did TTTT last year. Does anyone know when
that week of eps. will rerun in single run markets?
The ONE and ONLY, Brandon Foster-Gray
R. Dawson: Name something you always see at the front door.
Contestant: The mailman.
---Celebrity Family Feud, 1981
Genetasia
>>Charles Daly [1914-91], Mark Goodson [1915-92], Bill Todman [1918-79], Larry
>>Blyden [1925-75] and Wally Bruner [1935-91], into this world, and left it
>>after all of the above did.
Yikes! We almost forgot Gil Fates (ca. 1914-2000)!
Chuck Kopsho
In all my year's watching What's My Line?, Arlene Francis had to be
the sharpest knife in the drawer, I mean, she had the power to deduce
the occupation of the contestant before the other panelists on WML. It's
a sad irony that she succumbed to the ravages of Alzheimers. Arlene, you
will be missed.
In Loving Memory,
Chuck Kopsho
CJKo...@webtv.net
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Brandon Brooks
She was and still is a quality panelist.
Brandon Brooks
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GARY L FLINN
Sunday, the scheduled MTC was replaced by WML? as a tribute to Arlene with
Tony Randall as the guest panelist and Bette Davis as the mystery guest in a
show originally aired March 29, 1964.
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EPaddon
>Yikes! We almost forgot Gil Fates (ca. 1914-2000)!
And director Franklin Heller who passed away within the last few years.
It's interesting how every major figure associated with WML is now gone,
whereas by contrast all of the four major female regulars of IGAS in the 50s
and 60s are still with us, as is a good many TTTT regulars of the 50s and 60s.
Eric Paddon
Paul Duca
Steve Repsher wrote:
No, I presume it's teaming an episode of LINE with the TO TELL THE
TRUTH show featuring the now late Hank Ketchem, creator of "Dennis the Menace".
Paul Duca
RMK
EPaddon wrote:
> It's interesting how every major figure associated with WML is now gone,
> whereas by contrast all of the four major female regulars of IGAS in the 50s
> and 60s are still with us, as is a good many TTTT regulars of the 50s and 60s.
>
> Eric Paddon
Kind of like Bewitched/Jeannie and Munsters/Addams Family ... All the
adult regulars of Bewitched are gone while most of the Jeannie cast are
still with us, and exeryone except John Astin are dead in the "Addams"
cast, while only Fred Gwynne is the only "Munster" to have left us.
CybrSurfr
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That's freaky and spooky and altogether ooky.
Mike Trozzo
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> Kind of like Bewitched/Jeannie and Munsters/Addams Family ... All the
> adult regulars of Bewitched are gone while most of the Jeannie cast are
> still with us, and exeryone except John Astin are dead in the "Addams"
> cast, while only Fred Gwynne is the only "Munster" to have left us.
I know I'm getting a bit OT here, but the actors who played Pugsley and
Wednesday are dead too?
Mike Trozzo (yes, THAT Mike Trozzo)
WeAreGolden2
also had the WML book by Gil Fates as well where I got to read many interesting
stories about Arlene. Arlene and Bennett Cerf have always been my two favorite
panelists of ANY game show and it NEVER ceases to amaze me the wit, the class,
the sharpness, and the kindness that she showed to the television audience, and
Bennett as well.
I hope that when I get to heaven someday, I will get to see Arlene, Dorothy,
Bennett, and Steve Allen and to personally thank them for the laughter, smiles,
and happiness they brought me while watching them in action.
Arlene....I am glad you and Martin are together again, but you will be terribly
missed by all the rest of us......
Steve Golden
RMK
alive. I forgot to add 'adult regulars', like I did for "Bewitched".
GARY L FLINN
to say is still around. Anyone for a pie in the face?
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when
> that week of eps. will rerun in single run markets?
It already did, a coupla weeks ago. :-(
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
Genetasia
>whereas by contrast all of the four major female regulars of IGAS in the 50s
>and 60s are still with us, as is a good many TTTT regulars of the 50s and
>60s.
I thought Faye Emerson had passed on, or was she part of the IGAS fab four
females? I know Jayne, Bess and Betsy are still with us.
Patrick Patterson
of the original WML? regular panelists she was the last living one.
Michael Hetsko
article about her (and other over 90 socialites in the NYT around the
beginning of the year).
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Zach Horan
>TRUTH show featuring the now late Hank Ketchem, creator of "Dennis the
>Menace".
>
Imogene Coca died this past week as well. But I think GSN will only honor
Francis' death in a GS tribute. I can't recall if Coca did any game shows or
not.
Curt Alliaume
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>On Sat, 2 Jun 2001 12:19:40 -0400, "Mike Trozzo"
><nospli...@PHILBINmindspring.com> wrote:
>
>>I know I'm getting a bit OT here, but the actors who played Pugsley and
>>Wednesday are dead too?
>
>
>Wednesday's dead; Pugsley's not (AFAIK).
Off topic, but what the heck.
According to this web site, Wednesday (Lisa Loring) is still around:
http://www.biography.com/cgi-bin/frameit.cgi?p=http%3A//www.biography.com/
magazine/biomag/wednesday.html
According to imdb.com, Ken Weatherwax (Pugsley) and Felix Silla (Cousin Itt)
are alive, as well as John Astin.
And to be fair, Blossom Rock would have been 106 this year, Jackie Coogan 87.
The only two cast members who died "ahead of their time" were Ted Cassidy (died
during open heart surgery at age 46) and Carolyn Jones (cancer, age 54).
On the other hand, Bewitched's death toll is fairly lengthy (of course,
Bewitched had a lot more semi-regulars), considering the two shows debuted the
same year.
Elizabeth Montgomery (age 62, colorectal cancer)
Dick York (63, emphysema)
Dick Sargent (64, prostate cancer)
Agnes Moorhead (73, cancer)
David White (74, heart attack)
Mabel Albertson (81, Alzheimer's)
Maurice Evans (87, cancer)
Sandra Gould (82, stroke)
Marion Lorne (80, heart attack)
Paul Lynde (55, cardiac arrest due to "extreme substance abuse")
Alice Pearce (48, cancer)
Roy Roberts (75, heart attack)
Robert F. Simon (83, heart attack)
George Tobias (78, cancer)
Irene Vernon (76, heart attack)
Still alive: Bernard Fox, Erin Murphy, Alice Ghostley, the Lawrence Brothers,
Kasey Rogers.
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Hank Silvers
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According to this link, Faye died March 9, 1993:
http://www.mbcnet.org/ETV/E/htmlE/emersonfaye/emersonfaye.htm
However, IMDB.com shows her date of death as 3/9/1983.
threegoodcats
Steve
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>Rest in peace, Arlene. I can only think of one word, writ large: CLASS.
Amen.
Pat Alder
of the NY Post. Last week, in fact, Kitty was at some social fuction.
She and Arlene are/were the last of a great breed of women...class above all
and in all situations. They had fun and were not above being kidded. I
could see them on Stern and not bat an eyelash about the scene.
The only other woman I know like that is Katherine Graham of the washington
post.
RIP Arlene...and watch the fingers in the eyes.
Pat Alder
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EPaddon
female panelists of IGAS are still with us, and both of TTT's regular female
panelists of the 50s (Kitty and Polly Bergen). Also, the entire TTTT panel
from the first show it was called TTTT (second broadcast, 12/25/56) is still
alive (Polly, Mike Wallace, Dick Van Dyke and Hildy Parks).
Eric Paddon
John Sergent
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What was it called before?
Patrick Patterson
planned on calling the show "Nothing But the Truth", but because there was a
movie by that name they had to change the name last minute. (As a matter of
fact, TV Guide listed NBTT as the show and not TTTT).
Joel Cairo
The unbroadcast pilot (hosted by Mike Wallace) **and** the first aired
show (hosted by Bud Collyer) were both titled "Nothing but the Truth".
Either the first aired show didn't survive (which seems unlikely), or
GSN hasn't got the rights to air it, as it's never been shown outside of
its original airdate.
GSN's broadcast cycle began with the **second** Collyer show, the first
one that was sporting the new title of "To Tell the Truth".
-Joel Cairo