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The Seven Degrees of Paul Newman


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Bogeyboy, that's good to hear that you googled Roy Dotrice and were off and running with this thread.    Before I go on with my response to this game thread, I want to address several things about Roy Dotrice. 

 

Roy Dotrice was a veteran English actor of stage, film, and television.   He was in one of my favorite films: "Amadeus", as Wolfgang Amaedus Mozart's father Leopold.  

I think he was also the father of child actress Karen Dotrice, who played Jane Banks in Disney's classic film "Mary Poppins". 

 

By the way, have you seen or heard of the current prime-time TV drama series "Beauty and the beast" starring Kristin Kreuk? 

(I have not seen it ever, but have heard of it and have read of it.)  

It is an updated reboot or modernized re-imagining of a prime-time TV drama series from the late 1980's - the original "Beauty and the beast", which starred Linda Hamilton ("The terminator") and Ron Perlman.   Roy Dotrice was a series regular, co-starring on that show in a prominent supporting role    I used to enjoy it   All three regulars - Hamilton, Perlman, and Dotrice - were so important and vital to that series.   When Hamilton left the show after two seasons (or perhaps less than two seasons) and her character Catherine was tragically written out of the story, the show - for me - was not worth watching any longer.

Now, this is my response to the thread with Harry Langdon.

 

Harry Langdon was in "Tramp, tramp, tramp" with Joan Crawford.

Joan Crawford was in "Hollywood canteen" with Joan Leslie.

Joan Leslie was in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" with James Cagney.

James Cagney was in "Ragtime" with Elizabeth McGovern.

Elizabeth McGovern was in "Ordinary people" with Mary Tyler Moore.

Mary Tyler Moore was in "Thoroughly modern Millie" with Julie Andrews.

Julie Andrews was in "Torn curtain" with Paul Newman.

 

 

Next:      Carl Reiner   (in an acting role, and not as a writing credit & not as a directing credit)

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Carl Reiner had a recurring role on "the Dick Van Dyke" show with Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore appeared with Betty White in "The Mary Tyler Moore" show 

Betty White costarred with Bea Arthur in "The Golden Girls"

Bea Arthur appeared in an episode of "All in the Family" with Jean Stapleton 

Jean Stapleton was in "Bells are Ringing" with Dean Martin 

Dean Martin was in "The Young Lions with" Montgomery Clift

M. Clift was in "Raintree County" with Elizabeth Taylor

E. Taylor was in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Mr. Newman

 

 

a little more than 6 degrees tried to do it through a TV link.  I hope the rules to this great and fun trivia game are a little forgiving

 

next: Cora Sue Collins

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That was a good try, bogeyboy.  

However, there were quite a few ways that this could have gone - with Carl Reiner - within the game's rules.    I'll show you.   Then I'll jump in with an answer to your choice Cora Sue Collins.

 

1

Carl Reiner was in "Gidget goes Hawaiian" with Deborah Walley.

Deborah Walley was in "Spinout" with Elvis Presley.

Elvis Presley was in "Love me tender" with Debra Paget.

Debra Paget was in "Demetrius and the gladiators" with Victor Mature.

Victor Mature was in "Samson and Delilah" with Angela Lansbury.

Angela Lansbury was in "The long hot summer" with Paul Newman.

 

2
Carl Reiner was in "Gidget goes Hawaiian" with Jeff Donnell (Jean Marie Donnell)

Jeff Donnell (Jean Marie Donnell) was in "Gidget goes to Rome" with Jessie Royce Landis.

Jessie Royce Landis was in "North by Northwest" with Eva Marie Saint.

Eva Marie Saint was in "Cancel my reservation" with Bob Hope.

Bob Hope was in "Casanova's big night" with Joan Fontaine.

Joan Fontaine was in "Jane Eyre" (1944) with Orson Welles.

Orson Welles was in "The long hot summer" with Paul Newman.

 

3

Carl Reiner was in "Gidget goes Hawaiian" with James Darren.

James Darren was in "Diamond Head" with Yvette Mimieux.

Yvette Mimieux was in "The wonderful world of the Brothers Grimm" with Russ Tamblyn.

Russ Tamblyn was in "Seven brides for seven brothers" with Howard Keel.

Howard Keel was in "Calamity Jane" with Doris Day.

Doris Day was in "The ballad of Josie" with George Kennedy.

George Kennedy was in "Cool hand Luke" with Paul Newman.

 

 

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Cora Sue Collins was in "Smilin' through" (1932) with Leslie Howard.

Leslie Howard was in "Pygmalion" with Wendy Hiller.

Wendy Hiller was in "Separate tables" with Burt Lancaster.

Burt Lancaster was in "Field of dreams" with Kevin Costner.

Kevin Costner was in "Message in a bottle" with Paul Newman.

  

 

 

 

Next:        Charley Lau

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Constance Cummings was in "The battle of the sexes" with Peter Sellers.

Peter Sellers was in "A shot in the dark" with Herbert Lom.

Herbert Lom was in "The dead zone" with Brooke Adams.

Brooke Adams was in "Invasion of the body snatchers" (1978) with Donald Sutherland.

Donald Sutherland was in "The dirty dozen" with Lee Marvin.

Lee Marvin was in "Raintree County" with Elizabeth Taylor.

Elizabeth Taylor was in "Cat on a hot tin roof" with Paul Newman.

 

 

 

Next:       Geraldine James

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Today, I'm hot and on a roll.   Here are seven ways of Seven Degrees of Paul Newman starting from Alicia Vikander.

 

1

Alicia Vikander was in "Jason Bourne" with Julia Stiles.

Julia Stiles was in "Ten things I hate about you" with Heath Ledger.

Heath Ledger was in "The patriot" with Mel Gibson.

Mel Gibson was in "Lethal weapon III" with Rene Russo.

Rene Russo was in "Thomas Crown affair" (1999) with Pierce Brosnan.

Pierce Brosnan was in "Mrs. Doubtfire" with Sally Field.

Sally Field was in "Absence of malice" with Paul Newman.

 

2

Alicia Vikander was in "Jason Bourne" with Matt Damon.

Matt Damon was in "The Bourne supremacy" with Joan Allen.

Joan Allen was in "Searching for Bobby Fischer" with Joe Mantegna.

Joe Mantegna was in "Eye for an eye" with Sally Field.

Sally Field was in "Absence of malice" with Paul Newman.

 

3

Alicia Vikander was in "Jason Bourne" with Tommy Lee Jones.

Tommy Lee Jones was in "The Betsy" with Lesley-Anne Down.

Lesley-Anne Down was in "A little night music" with Elizabeth Taylor.

Elizabeth Taylor was in "Cat on a hot tin roof" with Paul Newman.

 

4

Alicia Vikander was in "Jason Bourne" with Matt Damon.

Matt Damon was in "The Bourne identity" with Franke Potente.

Franke Potente was in "Run, Lola, run" with Sebastian Schipper.

Sebastian Schipper was in "The English patient" with Juliette Binoche.

Juliette Binoche was in "Chocolat" with Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp was in "Don Juan DeMarco" with Faye Dunaway.

Faye Dunaway was in "The towering inferno" with Paul Newman.

  (BTW, I haven't seen all of these movies.  I just remember reading about them and hearing about them.)

 

5

Alicia Vikander was in "Jason Bourne" with Matt Damon.

Matt Damon was in "Good Will Hunting" with Minnie Driver.

Minnie Driver was in "Phantom of the opera" with Miranda Richardson.

Miranda Richardson was in "Enchanted April" with Joan Plowright.

Joan Plowright was in "I love you to death" with Kevin Kline.

Kevin Kline was in "Consenting adults" with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio was in "The color of money" with Paul Newman.

 

6

Alicia Vikander was in "Jason Bourne" with Tommy Lee Jones.

Tommy Lee Jones was in "U.S. Marshals" with Irène Jacob.

Irène Jacob was in "Othello" (1995) with Laurence Fishburne.

Laurence Fishburne was in "The color purple" with Danny Glover.

Danny Glover was in "Places of the heart" with Sally Field.

Sally Field was in "Absence of malice" with Paul Newman.

 

7

Alicia Vikander was in "Jason Bourne" with Matt Damon.

Matt Damon was in "School ties" with Brendan Fraser.

Brendan Fraser was in "Airheads" with Joe Mantegna.

Joe Mantegna was in "Things change" with Don Ameche.

Don Ameche was in "Ramona" with Loretta Young.

Loretta Young was in "Rachel and the stranger" with Robert Mitchum.

Robert Mitchum was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman.

 

 

Next:        Julia McKenzie

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Julia McKenzie was in Notes on a Scandal with Cate Blanchett

 

Cate Blanchett was in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Brad Pitt

 

Brad Pitt was in Spy Game with Robert Redford

 

Robert Redford was in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with Paul Newman

 

Next: Ursula Andress

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George Sanders was in "THE JUNGLE BOOK" with Phil Harris.

Phil Harris was in "THE WHEELER DEALERS" with James Garner.

James Garner was in "THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY" with Julie Andrews.

Julie Andrews was in "TORN CURTAIN" with Paul Newman.

 

 

Next:  Barbara Bach

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Barbara Bach was in "The spy who loved me" with Roger Moore.
Roger Moore was in "The sins of Rachel Cade" with Peter Finch.

Peter Finch was in "Elephant Walk" with Elizabeth Taylor.

Elizabeth Taylor was in "Cat on a hot tin roof" with Paul Newman.

 

2

Barbara Bach was in "The spy who loved me" with Roger Moore.

Roger Moore was in "A view to a kill" with Grace Jones.

Grace Jones was in "Boomerang" with Eddie Murphy.

Eddie Murphy was in "Harlem Nights" with Richard Pryor.

Richard Pryor was in "The toy" with Jackie Gleason.

Jackie Gleason was in "The hustler" with Paul Newman.

 

3

Barbara Bach was in "The spy who loved me" with Roger Moore.
Roger Moore was in "Interrupted melody" with Eleanor Parker.

Eleanor Parker was in "Sound of music" with Julie Andrews.

Julie Andrews was in "Torn curtain" with Paul Newman.

 

4

Barbara Bach was in "The spy who loved me" with Roger Moore.

Roger Moore was in "Shout at the devil" with Barbara Parkins.

Barbara Parkins was in "The valley of the dolls" with Patty Duke.

Patty Duke was in "The miracle worker" with Anne Bancroft.

Anne Bancroft was in "The slender thread" with Sidney Poitier.

Sidney Poitier was in "Paris blues" with Paul Newman.

 

5

Barbara Bach was in "The spy who loved me" with Roger Moore.

Roger Moore was in "Diane" with Marisa Pavan.

Marisa Pavan was in "The rose tattoo" with Burt Lancaster.

Burt Lancaster was in "Field of dreams" with Kevin Costner.

Kevin Costner was in "Message in a bottle" with Paul Newman.

 

 

Next:        Thelma Houston   (in an acting role, and not as part of a movie's soundtrack)

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Nancy Kulp was in Walt Disney's "THE ARISTOCATS" with Phil Harris.

Phil Harris was in "THE WHEELER DEALERS" with James Garner.

James Garner was in "VICTOR / VICTORIA" with Julie Andrews.

Julie Andrews was in "TORN CURTAIN" with Paul Newman.

 

 

Next: Raymond Bailey

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