I love seeing Ray Bolger. Arlene is so intelligent. You can see her thinking by her eyes. The flash she had when she guessed the dance instructor was amazing. Pretty funny when they tried to get John to do the twist. He was having none of it!
The complimentary remark of Bennett Cerf, regarding Simone Signoret's wonderful performance in "Room at the Top," was heartfelt, but it took a somewhat awkward turn when John Daly turned to Miss Signoret and said, "IT (my emphasis) won an Academy award, I believe." It seems Mr. Daly had forgotten his lovely mystery guest won the big Oscar prize for "Room at the Top" ("Best Actress") and Simone is unsure how to respond - and then simply says "yes." (The film did win an Oscar for "Best Writing" as well). Simone's Oscar win for best actress was fully deserved and the "Academy" got it exactly right (they didn't always) when Miss Signoret was presented with her award in April 1960. Her autobiography (published in English in the mid-1970's) was a great and fascinating read.
Mrs. McKean was a lovely lady. Ray Bolger was one of the greatest dancers in the history of this planet. I think he also played one of the most beloved characters ever.
Later in his life Ray Bolger appeared in my favorite TV commercial of all time. It was for Dr. Pepper and being a Texan, it did my heart a lot of good!
Ray Bolger the scarecrow in the "Wizard of Oz"! That is a timeless movie I have seen maybe 40 times but I could still watch it today! It use to be aired every year around Halloween!
Margaret McKean's dance career led to a number one record. She introduced the Twist to Manhattan's Peppermint Lounge located on West 45th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. Their house band was a group from NJ called Joey Dee and the Starliters. One of the reasons that the panel isn't putting down the Twist as some horrible rock 'n roll dance is that celebrities started swarming into the Peppermint Lounge in 1960-61 to dance the Twist. We are talking the top stars: Monroe, Sinatra, Audrey Hepburn, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Judy Garland, Liberace, Greta Garbo and Jackie Kennedy. These are the types of people that the WML panelists would (and sometimes did) fawn over. The First Lady at that time even set up a temporary duplicate of the Peppermint Lounge at the White House and used it for a time to lighten up State functions.
No whistles for the first guest ? All women audience that night ? Will I ever tire from this show, NEVER ! As a teenager I'd stay up to enjoy this show at
Signoret had a face unlike all the Hollywood beauties of the time, but it was compelling and very subtle, as were her performances in all her films. She died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 64. What a blessing that we are still able to see her craft on dvd.
![What's My Line? - Bob Hope; Martin Gabel [panel] (Nov 19, 1961)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/k-dRR1wYvqY/mqdefault.jpg)
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![What's My Line? - Louella Parsons; Danny Kaye [panel] (Nov 5, 1961)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JIV47SaWNdo/mqdefault.jpg)
![What's My Line? - Genevieve; Art Linkletter [panel]; Betty White [panel] (Mar 5, 1961)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/sycCzm2MDRg/mqdefault.jpg)
Ray was so talented. Simone was a great actress taken too soon. Her performance in Ship of Fools was phenomenal.
I love seeing Ray Bolger. Arlene is so intelligent. You can see her thinking by her eyes. The flash she had when she guessed the dance instructor was amazing. Pretty funny when they tried to get John to do the twist. He was having none of it!
The complimentary remark of Bennett Cerf, regarding Simone Signoret's wonderful performance in "Room at the Top," was heartfelt, but it took a somewhat awkward turn when John Daly turned to Miss Signoret and said, "IT (my emphasis) won an Academy award, I believe." It seems Mr. Daly had forgotten his lovely mystery guest won the big Oscar prize for "Room at the Top" ("Best Actress") and Simone is unsure how to respond - and then simply says "yes." (The film did win an Oscar for "Best Writing" as well). Simone's Oscar win for best actress was fully deserved and the "Academy" got it exactly right (they didn't always) when Miss Signoret was presented with her award in April 1960. Her autobiography (published in English in the mid-1970's) was a great and fascinating read.
Mrs. McKean was a lovely lady. Ray Bolger was one of the greatest dancers in the history of this planet. I think he also played one of the most beloved characters ever.
Later in his life Ray Bolger appeared in my favorite TV commercial of all time. It was for Dr. Pepper and being a Texan, it did my heart a lot of good!
Arlene was a typical elegant lady of the 1960s.
Ray Bolger the scarecrow in the "Wizard of Oz"! That is a timeless movie I have seen maybe 40 times but I could still watch it today! It use to be aired every year around Halloween!
Simone Signoret transformation in Madame Rosa is remarkable.
Daly answered Dorothy a wrong way, and from that on every one went wrong.
Ray Bolger, the pride of Dorchester, MA, and a guest from Gloucester. Quite a night for the Bay State on WML!
Margaret McKean's dance career led to a number one record. She introduced the Twist to Manhattan's Peppermint Lounge located on West 45th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. Their house band was a group from NJ called Joey Dee and the Starliters. One of the reasons that the panel isn't putting down the Twist as some horrible rock 'n roll dance is that celebrities started swarming into the Peppermint Lounge in 1960-61 to dance the Twist. We are talking the top stars: Monroe, Sinatra, Audrey Hepburn, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Judy Garland, Liberace, Greta Garbo and Jackie Kennedy. These are the types of people that the WML panelists would (and sometimes did) fawn over. The First Lady at that time even set up a temporary duplicate of the Peppermint Lounge at the White House and used it for a time to lighten up State functions.
i am so hooked on these wml downloads, thanks for your effort.
No whistles for the first guest ? All women audience that night ? Will I ever tire from this show, NEVER ! As a teenager I'd stay up to enjoy this show at
Simone Signoret my fav actress, watch her in french film Diabolique.
Simone Signoret had such beautiful eyes 😀
Signoret had a face unlike all the Hollywood beauties of the time, but it was compelling and very subtle, as were her performances in all her films. She died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 64. What a blessing that we are still able to see her craft on dvd.
What a thrill it would have been to have met Ray Bolger - and how funny his question about whether that dance teacher could teach him something!
I like how just three weeks ago, they had Yves Montand on as a mystery guest. Now, they have his first wife.
These are so awesome!!! I was born the next morning!
Man , if you've never seen Simone Signoret on the silver screen , you are in for a treat.....so French and soooo Seductive......!