NipkowDisc Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 anne meara passes. she was hilarious in the few moments she had on screen in the original out-of-towners.... "if you carry a purse in this town, you're a marked woman." -anne meara. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/ap-newsbreak-actress-anne-meara-mom-ben-stiller-31276160 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Sorry to hear this. Her and her husband's comedy routines on the Ed Sullivan Show were always one of my favorites. (...R.I.P. Anne) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Sorry to hear that. She was another one who was terrific in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Sorry, I didn't know your thread was about Anne when I posted mine. I looked for her name in the thread list before posting. Another lost - RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Anne Meara developed into a fine actress as evidenced by her short-lived 1975 drama series "Kate McShane," which lasted only a couple of months on CBS. For her performances as an attorney, she received a 1975-1976 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Jerry Stiller also dabbled in dramatic roles, most notably as a transit cop in the 1974 suspense thriller "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three." It's likely that their dramatic roles also inspired their son Ben Stiller, who appears in non-comedic projects from time to time. Meara remembered "Kate McShane" in an archival interview for EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Sorry to hear this. Her and her husband's comedy routines on the Ed Sullivan Show were always one of my favorites. (...R.I.P. Anne) Beat me to it, Darg! My sentiments exactly! That's where I first became acquainted with both Jerry Stiller and Anne. LOVED when showed up on the program! Funny pair. As a solo actress, she shined just as bright as hubby Jerry did solo, too. Sad to learn of her death this weekend. She would occasionally guest on, and then join the cast of ex "dead end" kid GABRIEL DELL'S TV show THE CORNER BAR back in the early '70's. RIP, Anne. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Stiller and Meara, who had been married since 1954, displayed great chemistry in interviews. Here's one from msnbc's "Morning Joe" program on May 18, 2012, in which they recalled how they met: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenIsHere Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Anne Meara had a small but very funny role in THE OUT OF TOWNERS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Thanks for all the laughs Anne Meara. Condolences to Anne Meara's family. RIP Anne Meara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Anne Meara was a very funny lady. I first heard of Stiller and Meara on the Ed Sullivan Show but became a big fan when they were part of the ensemble on the Shelley Berman comedy album The Sex Life of the Primate (1964). Their routines were screamingly funny. she looked so nice in her tiara. so long, funny lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 It's one of my oldest memories - sitting on the living room floor at grandpa's house after supper on a Sunday evening with all the adults, watching the old tiny black and white - the Ed Sullivan show and laughing at Stiller and Meara. All my life since the, whenever she'd pop up in anything, I'd think "There's Meara". Nothing lasts forever. I'm sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Thanks for the sad news and for taking the time to pass this on Nipkowdisc. I'm sure most of us would love to be fondly remembered thus when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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