Helen Gahagan Douglas--1979 TV Interview, "She"
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- čas přidán 14. 04. 2017
- Helen Gahagan Douglas discusses her many varied careers as a dramatic stage actress, opera singer, star of the 1935 cult film "She," three-term congresswoman and infamous 1950 Senate opponent of Richard Nixon, as well as her long and enduring marriage to Melvyn Douglas, in this rare hour-long interview with Schuyler Chapin from 1979.
- Hudba
THIS WOMAN IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
Thank you for posting this, I have admired her artistic and political gifts and skills for years! I believe she passed away within a year of this interview.
THANK YOU for posting this! I just saw Melvyn Douglas' film "The Old Dark House." Then I read his mini-bio on IMDb. The mention of Helen Gahagan there led me further on, and to this wonderful interview. What a terrific woman. We should all know more about her. I see that there was a reading of a play about her called "Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Helen Gahagan Douglas," starring Wendy Malick. That was back in 2008. I'm curious and will read more about HGD. Again, thanks for posting!
Same thing happened to me; last night I saw That Uncertain Feeling, and looking for his biography I found too the mentio of Helen Gahagan for the first time in my life, and I am surprisely glad (sorry for my english)
Her costume, headdress and overall appearance' in the film _'She' 1935_ in part inspired the Disney animators when they were creating 'the look' of _'The Evil Queen'_ in _'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs',1937…..._
Facinating lady. I was first exposed to Gahagen as a film star in 'SHE'. I found myself curious that I had never seen her in anything else, nor even had heard of her. Researched, and here I am watching this interview. She was an important figure, and it's too bad she isn't better known, or remembered, except as a stepping stone for a disgraced politician, Richard Nixon. But, after the kind of game he played from the beginning, he finally got what he deserved. Something, I think we're going to see again very shortly.
When Melvin Douglas was asked what he thought about women's liberation, he said "I think I've been married to it for 50 years."
Great answer-tells you all you need to know about him other than his outstanding talents.
They stayed married 50 yrs until they died.
RIP to wonderful intelligent talented liberals. 💙
What a find! Thanks so much - its disappointing how Helen is still denied a place alongside so many other trailblazers (like Alice Paul or Jeanette Rankin for example) - love this
Alan , whoever you are ? - I LOVE YOU !
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS !
What a great and talented woman!
My dad worked on her campaign when she ran against Nixon. Loved her, hated him. The minute he saw what was going with Muskie's campaign and all of the stuff that happened during that primary, he said he saw Nixon's fingerprints all over it. Watergate didn't start then. It really started with Voorhees and Gahagan Douglas. It's who Nixon was.
In a paralel universe she was an amazing president.
DOES ANYONE KNOW?---if other interviews (on film/video or magazine and/or book form) had been conducted with her in which she talks at more length about SHE? I can't imagine this is all she had ever said about that very classic film.
I wonder what would happen if she won the senate election ...
We wouldn't have had Nixon to kick around anymore.
April 16,2017:
Only 215 views? This is a person to be admired and listened to, not to speak of emulating her contribution to our world,our history,our posterity!
StephenKMackSD
It's only been posted since last night.
I'm sorry! I wasn't paying attention to the publication date. And thank you for posting this very important interview!
Best regards,
StephenKMackSD
No mention of LBJ , her lover,in the interview. Chapin gave her nothing but soft pitches to hit. Melvyn Douglas must have had a hard time wearing hats.
Born in Boonton, NJ!
Sou brasileiro será que não tem legendado em português?
Fun fact: Gahagan wanted FDR National Forest to save redwoods
She definitely did not want to talk about Richard Nixon . Say what you want about Nixon but few people outside of John F Kennedy and Pat Brown beat him politically .
She did not care about marriage vows. She and LBJ had a big documented love affair in the 1950s.
So what?
Et alors
@@welcome33333 So she did not care about marriage vows. what.
lbj of all fkn things.
Just imagine America if a) Wallace was VP when FDR died in 1945, b) Gahagan beat Nixon in 1950 c) Gahagan supporter Reagan had stayed a New Deal Democrat ✌
Brendon O'Connell's youtube channel can help with all those historical clangers. LBJ played a part in JFK's assassination so her judgment in most places is badly warped.