MilesArcher Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Is it today's birthday girl, Angela Lansbury ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 No sorry, Miles, it's not her. In fact, it's a "him" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsydahling Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Gotta be Roddy McDowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Gotta be, and you know what: it is! Good work, now you can take it from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsydahling Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Thank you. This MIGHT be easy. I was once fired from a production of Macbeth where I played the role of Seyton. The lead actor had been making demeaning comments about my heritage. On opening night, during Act V, Macbeth turns to Seyton and says, "Wherefore was that cry?" I was supposed to reply, "The queen, my lord, is dead," after which Macbeth goes into his famous soliloquy about "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow." Instead I replied, "Oh, don't worry. She's fine. She'll be up and about in ten minutes." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsydahling Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Another clue: I was hesitant to take my last movie role, but my Granddaughter threatened to never speak to me again if I didn't. I was pretty rowdy and a drunkard, but so were my best actor friends. As a matter of fact, I once disappeared for 3 weeks on a drinking binge. Nobody knew where I was including my wife. When I finally rang the doorbell upon my return and she answered, all I could think of to say to save myself was: Why didn't you pay the ransom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Peter O'Toole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsydahling Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Very, very close Emgee. Just a bottle of Guinness away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Richard Harris ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsydahling Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Aye, Emgee, right you are. Harris, Burton, O'Toole, ahhhhh the stories they would tell about each other on the old talk shows ala Dick Cavett, David Frost and Merv Griffin. Harris' Granddaughter threatened him with silence if he did not take the role of Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies. Your turn to give this thread a wee go round. Edited by: patsydahling on Oct 18, 2013 1:36 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Yes, Celts and drink, it's an old and cherished bond. and we go on with: I was born in the Bronx and started acting in high school. After WW II i studied at the famous Actors Studio. During the Fifties i worked in television and only got my big break into the movies at the end of the decade. I starred in a classic movie, based on a TV play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 While working in television i was spotted by a famous director who gave me a role in a classic horror movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Are you Martin Balsam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I sure am! Well done; now who's up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 John Garfield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 No, sorry not John. This actor lived a longer life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Burt Lancaster ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Yes, gorgeous, talented hunky Burt Lancaster. One of my biggest crushes of all time. Good show, you're up Emgee btw, that was John Wayne that Burt refused to make a film with. Although when Duke passed, it's said Burt observed a moment of silence on the set of a film in his honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 One of my fave actors. and an admirable person too. BTW who was he visiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Dana Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Another favourite; he obviously chose his friends well. Didn't know that story, but makes perfect sense. And now : I was born in upstate New York, but moved many times before settling in New York. My stage name is a combination of my two greatest historical heroes. I started out in B-westerns in the silent era. Edited by: Emgee66 on Oct 19, 2013 5:25 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 actress. I advanced to more dramatic roles, with some degree of success. My affair with an upcoming producer didin't do my career any harm, on the contrary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 He helped me to get the supporting role opposite the era's most popular sex symbol, and i got good reviews. But after that good parts were not coming my way, and i went back to Broadway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Sounds like the marvelous Jean Arthur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Sounds like, and is! Very good, i didn't even get to her succesful years.But you knew. Excellent work, now who's up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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