The Reason Audrey Meadows Hated Her Own Sister for Years
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- Do you remember the talented and beautiful Meadows sisters? Audrey and Jayne Meadows came from humble beginnings but managed to create long and successful careers in Hollywood. And they both married very prominent and successful men.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - She Was “Too Pretty” to Play Alice
02:54 - Jayne Meadows
04:34 - Their Marriages
05:37 - The Meadows Sisters
06:53 - Their Deaths
07:22 - Outro
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While you’d think all of that would be enough to ensure a solid and supportive sibling relationship, apparently it wasn’t. There was a long stretch of time when the two Meadows sisters were jealous of each other’s success and weren’t close at all. It oddly coincided with the two marriages they had - Jayne to TV legend Steve Allen, and Audrey to the Chairman of Continental Airlines, Robert Six. In this video, we dive into this sibling rivalry, as well as take a look at the life and career of both Audrey and Jayne Meadows. It’s certainly a disappointing thing when two successful siblings aren’t as close as they could be. Hollywood can be a cutthroat and lonely place as it is. So it’s certainly sad when two people who could be an active support system for each other end up being rivals and hating each other. And of course, it’s hard to gauge which one of the sisters achieved more Fame.
Jayne stood out as a film and TV star and appeared on many panel shows. She also appeared many times in both live and filmed settings with her legendary husband, Steve Allen. But Audrey achieved legendary status herself with her role of Alice Kramden on the seminal sitcom, The Honeymooners. As you’ll find out, over the years the two were able to put their feud aside and become friends again. So check out this video today to find out the reason Audrey Meadows hated her own sister for years.
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As a kid I watched “The Honeymooners.” Any actor, or actress who could hold his or her own with Jackie Gleason was way above average in talent. I once saw a show where Jackie and Bob Hope were on screen together. It was as if Bob was not there. So for Audrey to make her character so important was certainly a testament to her skill. In my estimation she made the show!
Fred Flintstone did a good "Honeymooner"
I'm a retired inflight steward from old Continental Airlines and I worked during the time Audrey was married to Robert F. Six. She designed our inflight crew's uniforms in the late 1960's along with aircraft interiors, etc. Continental was known as the "airline of the stars" back then. Audrey was a wonderful lady, too.
Please correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't Mr. Six also married to Ethel Merman at one point?
@@rivaridge7211 You are correct. They were married in 1953 and divorced in 1960. The following year in 1961, he married Audrey Meadows. Two years after in 1963, CO moved its headquarters from Denver to Los Angeles.
@@rivaridge7211 Yes!
I was, and still am a huge fan of the Honeymooners! Audrey Meadows and Art Carney were my Favorites! To this Day my 32 year old Daughter will refer me as “Norton” if I’m taking too long to do something! 😂 In 1988, I was working for a Beer Distributor and ordering beer for a small grocery store in Beverly Hills. When I came out of the store, I saw Audrey Meadows open the trunk of her car to put her groceries in. I said, “Miss Meadows, I Love Your work, let me put those in for you!” As I was loading them, she lit a cigarette. I did say, “ now you need to stop that, we want you around for a long time.” She smiled and thanked me for loading her groceries for her. She was so sweet. I cherish the memory of meeting her. She was so talented! Her banter with Mr. Gleason was extraordinary! My Daughter’s favorite series is The King of Queens. She certainly sees the parallels between that show and the Honeymooners. I’m grateful I grew up when I did! RIP Honeymooners!🙏
The Honeymooners was a classic tv comedy series back in the early 60s......i remember comedian Eddie Murphy did a skit routine on the honeymooners characters Ralph Cramden and Ed Norton in his standup comedy Delirious in 1983.
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My favorite Audrey role was as Doris Day's friend and roomate in That Touch of Mink. Hilarious!
Thank you for sharing your favorite role of Audrey! May she find peace 😢
Yes Vickster! I love that movie as well. Audrey spraying her front curl with a color tint that matched her mood. Adorable. Good call mentioning this classic flick.👍
I love that movie❤️❤️❤️
My father met Audrey when she and hubby often stayed at Washington, D.C.Woodner Hotel. He told me she was very gracious, greeting staff with "Good Morning" and "Have a nice day." I admire both sisters who were extremely under-rated, as they had a hit record in the Mid 50's entitled "Japanese Rumba" which mad the top ten chart! Either can be seen in Film Noirs...and we're talented actresses. Thank you for a walk down Memory Lane.
I love The Honeymooners. Audry was so beautiful & funny.
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I'm glad that the two sisters were able to mend their relationship
Us too! At least they reconciled at the end ♥
They weren't like Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine who never repaired theirs.
Jayne was quite a starlet during the 1940's mostly playing 'Bad Girls' and 'Villains in murder dramas. I only discovered this recently she was very talented and oh so beautiful. Oh, yes I do have a lot of love for Audrey, as well.
I found Jayne to be very intimidating. She always seemed super self-confident. And when she looked at someone, even though she was smiling, she seemed to glare at them, as if she knew she would win if she got into a fight with them.
I was a fan of both sisters. I loved watching Jayne on What's My Line and for sure I never missed Audrey on the Honeymooners.
Nothing was as good as watching live tv shows.
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@@FactsVersewhy did Audrey meadows decline life saving treatment for her cancer. She did not have to go through this alone such a great actress and person
I remember Audrey Meadows on the sitcom back in the 80's called Too Close For Comfort... She was Ted Knight's arch rival as well as his mother in law on the show.
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@@FactsVerse just keep up the great work!! Your videos are appreciated!!
I watched Audrey with Jackie Gleason on the Honeymooners - great show. I was more familiar with Jayne - I remember her being on various shows with her husband Steve Allen (who was also very talented.) Life used to be so simple and fun. We used to have the best TV shows with lots of humor and comedy.
Yes, the humor back then was something else. Thank you for the trip down memory lane. If we may ask, what is your favorite Honeymooners episode?
@@FactsVerse I don't remember that far back - I saw the "original" shows.
Audrey ... The Honeymooners
Jayne ... Lady In The Lake (1947)
That's how I remember it ...
July 28 2022 (0207 hrs)
I will never forget Jayne Meadows' memorable performance as Mildred Havelend in the 1946 film noir LADY IN THE LAKE.
Wow i always thought Audrey and Jayne were twins they were so beautiful Rest In Peace ladies.
Yes, they're absolutely gorgeous! May they find peace 🙏
The sisters were so beautiful and talented.
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I was a big fan of Audrey Meadows before I had heard of Jayne Meadows. I adored Audrey's wry sense of humor, enjoying her role as Alice, in the Honeymooners; and the memory of her role in a movie she starred in with Doris Day and Cary Grant ..."That Touch of Mink" simply hilarious! I personally think it may very well be difficult being sisters in the entertainment field - everyone in competition with everyone else!
I love those two ladies, and I also liked Steve Allen as well. Audrey was so good on the Honeymooners, her takes on everything that Jackie playing Ralph said was hilarious. She was a frontrunner for a lot of women, her role as Alice wouldn't play second fiddle to anything her husband said. She was also the role model for Wilma Flintstone.
Wilma?! 😃. Really? Cool! Thanks for that info...who could know?! I love Wilma's laugh! 😂
Awesome Intriguing facts about Meadows Sisters. I love The Honeymooners.
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Seems to me Jayne Meadows and Steve Allen were doing commercials together for Mocha Mix in the 70s! Haha! Also, one of the only sets of siblings I've seen that have not only addressed competition for roles and debunked any conflict are Veronica and Angela Cartwright!
Nice to know Angela is as sweet as she looks
Rip Meadows sisters, Audrey made the Honeymooners perfect ! At times leaving Jackie Gleason speechless , perfection . And they rarely rehearsed I have watched every episode at least 5 times since the seventies my favorite was Blabbermouth, when Alice's mom came to visit I loved my ass off and still do .
Gleason would often go blank and forget his lines. Audrey knew how to stay in character and say little "prompts" which sounded like scripted dialogue but was meant to jog his memory.
You love your ass ? Better change that.
Allen's remark about giving Jayne an ultimatum regarding playing Cleopatra in MofM was a joking reference about him wanting a divorce if she refused to play the part.
My source-Jayne Meadows herself in a tv Interview.
Meeting of Minds was an amazing show with various famous people throughout history in dialogue. Steve Allen wrote terrific books.
Olivia de Havilland and sister Joan Fontaine had a sister rivalry as well…
I always enjoyed both sisters. Talented.
They were fabulous!
Thank you for an awesome CZcams post 👌
Great narration!!
I watched "The Honeymooners" as a kid, and it made me nervous. Later, Jackie Gleason acted in dramatic roles and had the "Honeymooners" show in Miami, and I realized what a great talent he was. Now I watch the original "Honeymooners" and marvel at the talent of the entire cast, especially Art Carney. Gleason was a master in a class by himself!
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Jayne was under contract to M.G.M. and was a wonderful character actress. Check out her performance in "The Lady in the Lake", directed by Robert Montgomery (Elizabeth Montgomery's father). Cheers.
Jayne appeared in several episodes in Steve Allen's _Meeting of Minds_ series on PBS, appearing as Cleopatra in season 1 episodes 1 and 2, and as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and as Florence Nightingale, among other roles. Her Cleopatra was imperious, her Barrett was fragile, but brilliant, her elderly Florence Nightingale was capable, and if you have the opportunity to see her as Shakespeare's "Dark Lady from the sonnets, she was as magical and terrifying as The Bard had written her.
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He was a powerful personality, and (by all accounts) one of the nicest guys in show business.
It took a powerful personality like Jayne to complement him.
They were lucky to have found each other.
There never was nor ever will be a show like The Honeymooners again!
Audrey was BY FAR the bigger star.
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@@FactsVerse Alice Kramden. Jane was only known for being married to Steve Allen and for having a famous sister.
...and had the prettier smile.
Yeah, I agree that Audrey was the bigger star... of course because of the Honeymooners. Absolutely loved her spunk. She took no S*&t from Ralph which was different than any other show I can think of in that era. I was completely familiar with her by the time I was 5 years old. Saw Jane later on the various game shows. She was a beauty.... but had some pretty strange makeup choices that bothered me, even as the young guy I was back then. These days, I really enjoy Jane's appearances from I've Got a Secret and What's My Line. Intelligent and gracious gal. Steve Allen will always be one of my very favorites from the Fifties!
One of big stars (rivaling Lucy) of early television was Joan Davis. She was a great comedienne who starred with Jim Backus (before his Gilligan days) in "I Married Joan". This gal was great and I would be interested in seeing a video about her.
Yes, I would have to agree. Jayne was a very familiar face on TV, but Audrey had that one iconic role and because of that she's still well-known.
Jayne and hubby "Stevarino" appeared together in Casino. Really just cameos.
I think sibling rivalry happens in a lot of families, whether they're famous or not.
I liked both and Steve Too.
Two wonderful talents, and an interesting piece. I respectfully point out that what may appear to be a couple of Jayne Meadows photos are in fact not Jayne Meadows. At 3:25 The Song of the Thin Man is mentioned with a photo not of Jayne Meadows, but Gloria Grahame who was also in that film. Shortly after that Enchantment is mentioned featuring a photo of who appear to be David Niven and not Jayne Meadows, but Teresa Wright who was also in that film.
So sorry to hear that this rivalry existed but glad that it ended with them becoming friends again. Life is too short to have to endure something like this.
Life is too damn short to hate a sibling. My parents Honduran 🥰❤❤ taught us to love each other
Nicely done 👍
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I think it's OK to compete with siblings also I think it's something that happens as we mature and become our own person. I personally have benefitted greatly by stepping away from my family to provide myself with so much more. Family can be quite toxic and competition can show us who we really are regardless of our family history. It's time to step up and be the boss no boundaries or limits!!
I saw Jayne once with a softer, natural hairstyle, none of the overdone glitz and jewelry.... she was touchingly beautiful. She had the worst taste in clothes of any major TV presence of 50's-60's.
Fun stuff, thank you for sharing this information about Jane! What year was this?
@@FactsVerse zom Around 1958
Keep in mind, the glitz and jewelry were part of the character. It might be more tactful to say "Her dressers had the most daring taste..."
Check out _Meeting of Minds_ season 1 episodes 1 and 2. Jayne appeared as Cleopatra, with other guests Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Paine, and Saint Thomas Aquinas (I'm not making this up) and Steve Allen as the host. You might find her (as Cleopatra) remarks about heavy make-up and gaudy jewelry enlightening.
@@winstonelston5743 Meeting of Minds was a middle-brow cringe-fest. Steve Allen the writer and thinker was not my cup of tea but what a sweet man he was. It's a matter of taste
Your right she should have just taken them off...
Audrey was my absolute favorite! Godspeed!😞
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The Honeymooners was a perfect storm of raw talent . Bless you cast , RIP.
Another great actress many will miss her indeed and we do. Howere we are blessed to be able to watch the reruns
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Beautiful words, thank you for your message for Audrey! May she find peace 💕
@@FactsVerse You are very much welcome have a great day ahead. Robbie Philadelphia pa fishtown
Jackie Gleason said this was not how Audrey got the job, but he said he would go along with it.
Didn't know she did hated her sister for years news to me can't believe this interesting
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I’ve been watching the honeymoons since I was 8yrs old. I’m 63 now and I still watch weekly because I have all episodes on dvd. It’s always funny.
I've seen the sisters work together in the 50's, and then in the 90's, but it never dawned on me why they didn't appear together all those years in between!
Audrey Meadows was my pic she was so talented and so smart
I always loved Audrey Meadows she was very beautiful
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3:37 that is David Niven and Teresa Wright in "Enchantment" 1948. Jayne Meadows also stars as Selina.
Read the book "Maverick"by Robert Serling and you will see a lot how Audrey Meadows influenced her husband Robert Six and the direction of Continental Airlines during their tenure.
I liked watching the Honeymooners , great entertainment. I loved both Meadows sisters , because I used to stay up and watch the Steve Allen late show .
A little humility goes a long way. I truly don't care if others are better than me. Stay humble, you'll be happier and more at peace.
I love Audrey! Jayne was always so annoying. They had such different personas, I imagine their personalities would clash.
05:35 Certainly not Jayne on the left with Audrey, but who is it? I'm thinking Roz Russell?
There was a scene on one of the so-called "lost" episodes, where they were practicing for an appearance on "Beat The Clock", where Gleason, who is going around yelling and throwing up his arms, clearly throws Audrey off, and she forgets her lines for a moment. He was probably ad-libbing some of it. Her reaction was one of the funniest things I've ever seen on television, and it was so real you would think you weren't even watching TV, but real people. Gleason did pull back and give her a chance to recover. It's interesting that the two sisters, who were both successful, would have a rivalry. If one was successful and the other wasn't, you'd understand it better.
You didn't mention one of my favorite Jayne Meadows acting jobs was as the deadly and seductive Mildred Havelend in Lady in the Lake - a great film noir.
Both ladies were very talented, and their was no favorite, each had their own swing on acting.
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This phone is for you you you 😂
They were both successful. Sibling rivalry can go too far in their case.
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Audrey’s marriage to Randy Rouse in Virginia was conveniently left out😌
Audrey Meadows had such a dry presence and looked very intelligent. Her line delivery as Alice was always funny...she always held her own with Jackie Gleason.
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I think the image you are showing for Song 🎵 of the Thin Man is Gloria Grahame.
You are correct though nobody seemed to notice. This channel does that all the time maybe to see if people are paying attention. 🧚🏻♂️
@@magicalmomentswithloni4835 Just about all these channels blow at least one photo on almost every video. Of course, that's Gloria Grahame.
Interesting! I have been watching the Honeymooners since the mid 70's, but I didn't know Audrey had a sister until I watched this video. By watching this video it looks like Jayne was the bigger star, but Audrey was the prettiest of the two. I am still watching the Honeymooners reruns to this day. Hey FV, thanks for uploading this video, and I'm glad that I learned Audrey had a sister from watching this video. May they RIP.
The song of the thin man picture was Gloria Grahame, not Jayne meadows.
Yes!!! It was Gloria Graham. I believe FACTS FIRST is too young to know so much of what he puts forth. I've often thought that he needs a BOOMER like us to check and exit his "FACTS" FIRST!
And it was Teresa Wright in the Enchantment photo.
I grew up with so Audrey metal because of Ralph random but sisters do fight and was nice before they both died became sisters again
It can be very hard for two siblings of the same gender to not have some rivalry, especially if they happen to be going for the same parts. Many years ago Beau and Jeff Bridges were both trying to get the same part in a movie. This was heavily played up in teen magazines at the time. I have no idea how it played out after Beau got the part. Olivia De Haviland and Joan Fontaine had a very famous sibling rivalry that, from what I've read, was heavily instigated by their mother.
Even siblings who work together have problems. The Everly Brothers split up their act when one punched the other on stage. The Smothers Brothers went through relationship counseling. OTOH, you never heard about fighting within the Mills Brothers, the Lennon Sisters, or the Marx Brothers. I suspect a lot of it had to do with the way each one had their own role within the group, rather than being in competing roles. There was even one time where the Marx Brothers were testing out A Day at the Opera in San Francisco when a couple of the brothers (I think it was Groucho and Chico, although it might've been Chico and Harpo) decided to swap roles for kicks.
About the Marx Brothers, I gathered, from reading about them and from Groucho's own words that he had an intense dislike for Zeppo. I don't know why, and it was never really explained. You wouldn't think there'd be a rivalry between those two because of the difference in ages (Zeppo was about 8 years younger), but there was something, though it seems to have been more on Groucho's part than Zeppo's. Groucho also had a long term beef with Chico, because of Chico's gambling addiction, which forced the other brothers to support him financially and to take on movie roles Groucho didn't want to do. Another sibling rivalry was the Dorsey Brothers, who had their own band together at the beginning, split up into rival bands, but seemed to reconcile before both died within a few months of each other.
Even as a young boy I had the hots for Audrey!
Jayne was twice as sexy
Kids will be kids even when they get older
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I remember Audrey Meadows she was on the Joan Rivers talk show and she got a surprise from from Joyce I love that talk show
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Family always comes first.
Didn't know this!
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Audrey Meadows was the only performer on The Honeymooners who received residuals. She was probably wealthy before her husband's death.
I've got several of Steve Allen mystery novels
I knew them both & I liked them both.
We met one of the girls in Macys dept store - way back in the 1960’s. I was looking at the shoes & ma noticed the lady, probably Jayne. Who had a little girl ??
One of these days, Alice … one of these days!
I'm A Fan Of The Meadows Sisters
Me too
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The world will never forget that Audrey didn't attend the funeral of the Great One. She had one chance to be great in the eyes of so many people. What a loss...
I was watching one of those old detective movies, and there was an actress in it who I'd never seen before, but those eyes, I thought, I recognise those eyes; and then it came to me in a flash, that's Audrey Meadows sister, I'm sure of it, so I did a google search, and turned out I was right--I recognised her based on nothing but her eyes, that's how unique they are!
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Audrey was amazing. And so smart she put in a clause in the honeymooners to get paid for each rebroadcast which made her millions.
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"To the moon Alice! To the moon!"......
Yes on both questions.
Can anyone identify the film clip that shows one of the sisters with Tyrone Power?
You showed two different actresses neither of which were either of the Meadows girls
Yes, the one was another film noir star...
Gloria Graham.
@@paulsuchy6210 that’s one!
Loved her on That touch of Mink
Never ever knew that they were related!
People are who they are relatives are not we can try but sometimes it doesn't work
People usually don't fall and break their hip. Usually their hip breaks from osteoporosis and they fall.
Now that's interesting!
Jayne was quite active until she suffered the fall in 2009, she also developed crippling osteoporosis/vertigo around that time and while she healed from the broken hip never regained the use of her legs and was homebound and in declining health the last shy of 6 years of her life. But to have remained active and in relatively perfect health until shy of 90 is quite the fete.
I used to wash The Honeymooners with my mom and I never knew Audrey had a sister thanks for sharing
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@@FactsVerse whatever you would like to share with us is fine with me I'm always interested in knowing about classic shows shows that were around before my era thanks a million
Egos and narcissism have always prevailed in show biz. It should never come as a shock or surprise to learn that any two people didn't get along well there. It's always been a way of life in the sordid industry. Ho hum
Sad that they chose to be jealous of each other's success instead of being happy for one another.
They were great!
I loved both sisters and they had great timing
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@@FactsVerse Do a video on Joan Fontaine and Olivia De Havilland feud or Bette Davis and Joan Crawford feud if you haven't already
Audrey Meadows in, It a mad mad mad world was very good too
Sibling rivalry is as old as when time began.....ever heard of Cain and Abel? I am three years younger than my brother and he has hated me from the day I was brought home from the hopsital.....its never changed between us in over 70 yrs.......The void in my life of having a big protective brother is something I got over years ago.....but the jealously and hate he has for me continues.... To this day I still think how my life would have been different and better if I had been an only child.. There is a special place in hell for sibling bullies and sibling rivalry.
about 0:53 in, is that Lucille Ball all the way on the (front) right?
It does look like her, but I think Lucille Ball's only appearance in a play was the starring role in WILDCAT.
I'm familiar with both their work. My goodness, they were both hard workers. They don't look very much alike. I didn't know they were sisters.
I liked both of the sisters.
In an episode of I Dream of Jeannie in 1965 there was a distant shot of people entering a hotel one of the women to the left looked like Audrey Meadows, she was laughing at a man in front of her. The forehead and nose looks like hers. The episode was in black and white.