Princess of Tap Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 5) Red was an accomplished artist. I saw an exhibit of his work which was predominantly made up of clowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 6.) In "Dubarry Was a Lady", Red and Lucille Ball performed "Friendship". Years later, Lucy and Vivian Vance performed the same song in an episode of I Love Lucy with practically the same arrangement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 7 ) On The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour Red Skelton and Lucy performed" Poor Us" in Freddie the Freeloader outfits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 8.) In "Three Little Words" he, along with Vera-Ellen and Fred Astaire, sing a delightful "Nevertheless I'm in Love with You". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyWhit Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 9. His given name was Richard Bernard Eheart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 10) He was well known for ad libbing and breaking into laughter during his TV skits. Next-Victor Buono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 1.) He received an Oscar nomination for "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 2) He was known mostly for supporting roles, but had the lead in "The Strangler" (1964) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 3.) In "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte", he played the father of Bette Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 4) He made two appearances on the TV sitcom "The Odd Couple" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 5) Victor was a featured guest actor on The Untouchables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 6. He landed his first big film role in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? after it was turned down by the studio's first choice, Peter Lawford. Thrilled to work with Davis and Crawford he said he felt like " ..an altar boy invited to the Ecumenical Council in Rome". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 7) Victor was the featured character actor in "Robin and the Seven Hoods". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 8. He played Jack The Ripper on an episode of TV's Fantasy Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 9) Victor was the featured guest star in the original Perry Mason series color pilot-- " The Case of the Twice-Told Twist". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 10) He made recordings of his poetry, which he called "jokes that rhyme" Since I picked the last actor, I will leave this open for someone else to choose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 Let's try Marjorie Main. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsan404 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 1. Born Mary Tomlinson on February 24, 1890. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 2) She played Humphrey Bogart's long suffering mother in "Dead End" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 3.) Her only Oscar nomination was for "The Egg and I". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 4. She --and I--were born in the same county--Shelby Co in Indiana..she spent three years there (I only spent three days..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 5) Marjorie nearly stole the movie, " Another Thin Man", playing a StreetWise landlady. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 6) She held her own with Abbott and Costello in "The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 7.) Although not a musical star, she had supporting roles in a number of MGM musicals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 One of her best roles was as Mamie Fleagle Smithers Johnson in Murder, He Says. One of her lines: "There's some kind of fiddle-faddle goin' around here!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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