Barton_Keyes Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Actress Tammy Grimes, who won a Tony Award for her buoyant portrayal of Western heiress and Titanic survivor Molly Brown in the original Broadway production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown, has died. She won another Tony in a 1969 production of Noel Coward's Private Lives. She was 82. Grimes made numerous appearances on film and television through the years, though on the small screen she is perhaps best known for turning down Elizabeth Montgomery's role on Bewitched so she could star in her own tailor-made vehicle. Cancelled after only six episodes at a time when even struggling shows were routinely allowed to run for an entire season, The Tammy Grimes Show had one of the shortest runs of any television program of its era. From 1956 to 1960, Grimes was married to Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer, with whom she had a daughter, actress Amanda Plummer. She was subsequently married to actor Jeremy Slate and composer Richard Bell. The New York Times remembers Tammy Grimes here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/theater/tammy-grimes-died.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Hmmmm, I always thought she was British. I do remember her short-lived sitcom and thought she was pretty funny in it. (...R.I.P. Tammy) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyCronin Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Oh wow, The Tammy Grimes Show and Occasional Wife both premiered in September 1966. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I've met her and worked with her once. Sweet, talented woman. Here's a little tribute: Tammy singing "Home Sweet Heaven," from High Spirits, the musical version of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Cancelled after only six episodes at a time when even struggling shows were routinely allowed to run for an entire season, The Tammy Grimes had one of the shortest runs of any television program of its era. One of the new series that competed with "The Tammy Grimes Show" was NBC's "Star Trek," which also struggled in the ratings -- but survived for three seasons on the Peacock Network. Imagine how different our pop culture would have been if "Star Trek" had gotten axed early, too! William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy of "Star Trek" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Although a generation who doesn't remember Tammy from her show at least remembers her distinctive voice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I remember her distinctive presence in "Can't Stop The Music". Also, her NYC apartment and terrace were used for "The Boys In The Band". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Hmmmm, I always thought she was British. I do remember her short-lived sitcom and thought she was pretty funny in it. (...R.I.P. Tammy) I believe she was a chain smoker. I'm surprised she lasted this long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Sorry to hear this. Just loved her voice. She was offered the role in Bewitched, but turned it down. Later the tv show she agreed to do, was pulled after 3 or 4 airings (I remember it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I believe she was a chain smoker. I'm surprised she lasted this long. Well, I HAVE heard she smoked ONLY Camel cigarettes, DGF. AND as you may know...well, tell ya what. I'll let this nice announcer here tell you why your apparent concerns regarding Tammy's habit might seem a bit misplaced... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Well, I HAVE heard she smoked ONLY Camel cigarettes, DGF. AND as you may know...well, tell ya what. I'll let this nice announcer here tell you why your apparent concerns regarding Tammy's habit might seem a bit misplaced... I wonder how many of those quacks would be able to walk a mile for a Camel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCid Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Actress Tammy Grimes, who won a Tony Award for her buoyant portrayal of Western heiress and Titanic survivor Molly Brown in the original Broadway production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown, has died. She won another Tony in a 1969 production of Noel Coward's Private Lives. She was 82. Grimes made numerous appearances on film and television through the years, though on the small screen she is perhaps best known for turning down Elizabeth Montgomery's role on Bewitched so she could star in her own tailor-made vehicle. Cancelled after only six episodes at a time when even struggling shows were routinely allowed to run for an entire season, The Tammy Grimes Show had one of the shortest runs of any television program of its era. From 1956 to 1960, Grimes was married to Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer, with whom she had a daughter, actress Amanda Plummer. She was subsequently married to actor Jeremy Slate and composer Richard Bell. The New York Times remembers Tammy Grimes here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/theater/tammy-grimes-died.html I remember her from a couple of Route 66 episodes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I remember her distinctive presence in "Can't Stop The Music". Directed by Nancy Walker. Yes, that Nancy Walker: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Directed by Nancy Walker. Yes, that Nancy Walker: YES. Her first (and LAST) film directing assignment! No one else was available???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipMurdock Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Well, I HAVE heard she smoked ONLY Camel cigarettes, DGF. AND as you may know...well, tell ya what. I'll let this nice announcer here tell you why your apparent concerns regarding Tammy's habit might seem a bit misplaced... R family docotor smoked like chimny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Well, I HAVE heard she smoked ONLY Camel cigarettes, DGF. AND as you may know...well, tell ya what. I'll let this nice announcer here tell you why your apparent concerns regarding Tammy's habit might seem a bit misplaced... One of my earliest memories is going to my pediatrician, and he had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth while he examined me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Directed by Nancy Walker. Yes, that Nancy Walker. Oh, the one from "Girl Crazy" and original Broadway "On the Town", you mean! (Just saw twenty-something Nancy turn up in her 40's-MGM role, and yeah, freaked me out.) I didn't mention Tammy in the cheap "Can't Stop the Music" jokes, A) because "Xanadu" fans have a grudge against CSTM for all the unfair confusion they get because of it, and B ) Grimes was clearly stepping last-minute-sub into a role written for Joan Rivers--if you, ahem, know why--which had been turned down. Not one of her finer moments for those who don't remember Unsinkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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