Arlene Francis dripped with class and charisma. She is a pleasure to watch on What's My Line.

Such a beautiful lady. 100% class . I remember in the mid seventies, writing a letter to Arlene asking for her picture autograph. She sent it to me and I still have it. A true legend. RIP Arlene

How lovely. I miss that era. So elegant. And what a beautiful song.

Watching What's My Line makes me remember what TV was like growing up in the 60's - when there was a natural grace and respect for others, and a sort of quiet etiquette and dignity in reality and talk shows. Arlene was the leader of that pack. And boy, do I miss that today.

I imagine that a conversation with her would have been wonderful. ❤

We could use more class act performers with a good sense of humor like hers. She was the real deal even when the cameras were off. Thanks

I join the commenters in applauding this wonderful lady. A fine intellect and such smiling eyes. Seeing her was always a pleasure.

Loved her dearly, a true lady with class and beauty.

What John Daly said was true. Arlene DID get more lovely as the years went by.

Loved her. When we were evacuated from the Santa Cruz Mountains because of the CZU fire, staying with friends, I watched many episodes of What's My Line, taking comfort in the company of Nice People.

ARLENE, the picture of grace and beauty.

She was so nice of a person to ever walk this earth..I loved Arlene 💔

Thanks for the wonderful video. I am a huge fan of Ms Francis. There’s no one like her today.

I always liked Arlene Francis. She was my favorite panelist in all the years that she was on "What's My Line?". Who could forget all those good, happy, fun times between Arlene and host John Charles Daly.

The original first lady of television. A class act!

I'm remembering this funny story as best I can, as told by Fannie Flagg. Fannie and a lady friend were on a road trip in Europe and thought they were in Armenia. "Just remember, if we get in any trouble, say we're friends of Arlene Francis, who's Armenian," Fannie said, which was true. But they found out they were in Iran. "Oh no! What will we do now!?"

🌟 Arlene had intelligence & charm It seems to be sorely missing in the media & news today.

There are famous people I wish were not around. I don't wish them dead, just not in the limelight, not famous, not powerful, not constantly in our faces on TV. In exchange, how I wish Arlene could indeed have lasted forever, from generation to generation, not just in reruns, but remaining vigorous and doing different kinds of performances and appearances. But that's unfortunately not how life works. Happily, we do have many of her performances preserved, starting with her being terrorized by Bela Lugosi in _Murders in the Rue Morgue_ as the ever popular Woman of the Streets. And how much she and Martin must have been in love and both adored Peter. I think the first time I saw Ms. Francis was when she introduced the Christmas opera that Menotti had written for TV, _Amahl and the Night Visitors_ , maybe in 1956, when I was five. She was so dignified. The opera was so touching. The opera was performed live several times after that, possibly with Ms. Francis doing the intro and then it was taped, again I think, including the intro. Of course, there have been several other TV versions since, and hundreds and hundreds of performances around the world. Anybody who was associated with such a beautiful story had to be a good person, thought. As a little kid, I immediately became a fan, and as soon as my parents let me, I started watching her on WML, after which I immediately had to go to bed so I could get up and get to school on Monday. And yes, she was a great interviewer because she focused on the guest and not herself.

What a beautiful song. This woman was so very elegant.

I recently watched some What's My Line videos and I was struck immediately by how lovely a woman Arlene Francis was. What a wonderful smile, great sense of humor, and intelligence. Her husband and son were lucky guys.

Thanks to KZfaq I’ve been on a big What’s My Line kick. What a class act, and lovely lady. Thank you so much!

I wasn't born till '59, but I fell in love with her watching WML on KZfaq, and now I watch everything available. Her sharp wit, personality radiant smile and oh, what a beautiful laugh! 😘🤗😘

She seems like she was a lovely lady, just by the way she was towards guess and colleagues. She seemed really Genuine. RIP Ms. Francis🌷

As a little girl I wanted to grow up and become Arleen Francis! I thought she was simply fabulous.

I wish I could have known Arlene. She seems like such a beautiful person.

She was the life of the panel, on What's My LIne? It was a sad day when the show ended. As a kid, it was on my folks TV every Sunday night, and I continued to watch it after I became an adult. I have been watching reruns on KZfaq lately - it brings back memories of days of my youth!

She is so smart and intelligent and positive and someone very special

Remember Arlene and the panel from "What's My Line" from the days of my youth. A classy, sassy, LADY...refreshing in everyway. RIP Miss Francis. The world needs some Arlene now!!

She was so incredibly gracious, we are so lucky to have her many Television appearances at our fingertips here on You Tube. #whatsmyline

WOR NY radio: the soundtrack of my late mother's life.

Lovely, intelligent, witty and a joy to watch on WML. We need more gracious ladies like Arlene.....

Love this. Knew Arlene in the late 70s, early 80s. Beautiful Lady- a Class Act.

She was the best panelist on ‘What’s My Line’ because she had an amazing sense to know the proper balance between the competition of the game and bringing fun and humor on the show. Everyone else was either took the game to seriously (Dorothy Kilgallen) or not serious enough (Soupy Sales). Don’t get me wrong. I loved Soupy and Dorothy. My favorite quip from Arlene came after it was revealed that the guest was a lighthouse keeper. Arlene: Are you married ? Guest: No Arlene: Well you should really go out and find someone to do the light house keeping for you.

Some people have charisma, and love of life. God bless you . ❤

To quote Mr. Bennett Cerf....”Arlene Francis is one of the most lovely women that’s ever graced the stage. A selfless mother, committed wife and dear friend to many. In my particular case, a fantastic neighbor”.........

What a beautiful tribute for a beautiful and gracious lady.

always liked her

Beautiful person. A different time and place.

Arlene defined what it means to be a lady. When she passed, this world lost a good measure of brightness and beauty ....

Love her beautiful smile and happy demeanor! Your an inspiration to me !! Watch “ What’s My Line “ every nite…

She was so lovely.

What a beautiful presentation! Arlene Francis: such a lovely tribute to this shining, glowing person who is one of my favorite stars from a golden era throughout her career! Such a glamorous, and elegant time! Her memories live on, through those beautiful images bringing them to life for our pleasure: : the song was absolutely perfect too! [thank you so very much] ❣

She was before my time really. I was born 1974 and I just cherish watching and learning about actresses and actors from this era.

I am watching What's My Line from the beginning and living it. Arlene was just gorgeous, a lovely lady. These tributes bring tears to the eyes. Just a reminder that they're all gone now.

I watch WML regularly, it's like being transported to a time when television personalities took pride in how they presented themselves. Everyone was beautifully dressed and they made the contestants feel comfortable. I did read that Arlene wore her heart shaped pendant frequently and often but she was wearing it when it was snatched from her, she had Alzheimers and I cannot imagine how distressed she must have been.

Is it me or did Arlene Francis become more beautiful as she got older ? This lady had more class in her pinky than most of our world today in total.

What a nice tribute. Her beautiful and graceful style always gave us such pleasure to contemplate.

There will never be another one like her. Never.

A true class act. She was the first female television hostess, I believe.

Beautiful, bright, classy, intelligent Arlene.

Ms. Francis was just so lady like. Very charming. My mother could have been taken for her sister. Ms. Francis was five years older, but they looked and dressed so much alike.

Arlene Francis starred in 'The Affairs of Ann Scotland' the first radio female detective. Ann was described as a sort of private eye lash. Arlene was heavily pregnant at the time but in a medium where only your voice was heard this didn't matter. However her friend, actress and Academy Award recipient Clair Trevor assessed Arlene's perfomance as, "You don't sound the least bit pregnant, but you sound as though you might be at any moment."

This was a very tasteful presentation done about a lovely and kind woman who is forever in television history. Excellent job Angelina!

I recently watched all of the WMLs and I left feeling that I had been invited into their homes. It was a unique and I’m afraid irretrievable moment.

Thanks to YT I discovered “What’s my Line” and Arlene. Wow she was wonderful and a World away from so many so-called celebrities of today many of whom make themselves look as they belong in the red light district. RIP gorgeous woman.

Arlene Francis was elegant, modest, & humble. RIP to a classy icon.

Gracious. Lovely. Entrancing. Fabulous. Eternally the Real Deal.

I love her class, elegance, style. A beauty and a lady 😍

Arlene and Betty White were the BEST

Arlene was funny, bright, and wonderful! It greatly bothered me when I heard that Arlene was robbed (1988) of her beautiful diamond, heart-shaped, pendant (so often visible during her WML years). This happened in 1988 as Miss Francis was getting out of a cab in New York City - some "thug" (I could use other words, but I won't) came flying up and ripped the pendant from her neck. That piece of jewelry was, no doubt, very valuable, but the true value (from Arlene's standpoint) was that her beloved husband (Martin Gabel) had given it to her years before. Mr. Gabel had passed on in 1986, and so, the "sentimental value" (for Arlene) was off the charts. No "suspect" was ever arrested and the pendant was never recovered. All in all, no thief can ever steal happy moments and heart-felt memories. I am quite certain that Miss Francis came to this very same conclusion. Thanks for the lovely tribute!

She was a talented actress, a great lady and a wonderful representative of the Armenian-American community. Memory Eternal +

Just Beautiful, Thank You. How I wish we could go back.

She was the very essence of charm. To have lived a life where there is virtually no compliment that has not been paid to you... This was the life!

To bad she never came out. Not sure she ever did. Absolutely beautiful woman!

Such a sad ending for such a marvelous woman. Alzheimer's robbed her of her memories, and her last months were painful to bear. RIP Arlene Francis.

Just beautiful Now altogether Arlene Martin and son Peter rip lovely family

Thank you for uploading this gem for Arlene. Many folks don't know she was part of the beginning of the Today Show. Arlene created and frequently hosted the Home segment.

Back in the days LADIES WERE LADIES AND Gentlemen WERE GENTLEMEN AND ARLENE SHONE THE BRIGHTESS XXX...

Arlene Francis, the buoyant, likable actress who worked in the theatre, in movies and on television and radio, and was a staple of the popular TV game show “What’s My Line?” for a quarter century, died on May 31, 2001 at a hospital in San Francisco. She was 93.

Such a graceful lady

Great compilation. Very nice to see pics with family. Also, the song is perfect for this. Singer is underrated but so talented. Thank you for sharing.

Greetings✨ From Florida 🐬 I Adored Her ❣️ She’s ✨ Gone to Glory ✨ R.I.P. 🕊 Sorely Missed 🙌

A very classy lady! RIP Arlene - you are eternally wonderful.

I look on Arlene's 1978 appearances on the Match Game with sadness. The clincher, that probably took her off the show, was when Brett Somers said that Arlene failed to understand a question. Three years earlier, in 1975, Arlene was off her radio show. She had lost her sparkle.

Arlene was beautiful,smart & humorous

I only know Arlene from watching re runs. She is delightful. I get so upset when I think of her being robbed and her diamond heart pendant being stolen while walking in New York. It’s so horrible.

I loved her diction. She was a great interviewer.

A beautiful smart lady married to the man of her dreams!

Thank you, for this touching tribute to her precious, Soul. On radio and tv, she was a healing warmth personified, through and through.

One of the great iconic female personalities of the second half of the 20th century!

Outside of New York, Arlene Francis is best remembered for her 25 years as a panelist on TV's "What's My Line?".

What a wonderful woman! She would have been 115 years old now.

Such grace, elegance, and wit has, sadly, departed with the wind.

Gracious, graceful and elegant in the same way that Norma Shearer was. Thank you for a very thoughtful video.

She was always the the best workers of life. I love her to this day. Steven 70 years old.

She was a true lady. True class. I admired you so much and still do. RIP Arlene

I wish. I had half her wit and charm.

Thank you for this lovely tribute to a talented lady who lent her grace, humor, and intelligence to the lives of so many of us.

Class and Dignity !!! ♥️♥️♥️

such a classy lady

Really enjoying these videos…

She was so flirty and funny. What a shame how she ended.

Lovely ! She was can amazing person !

Arlene would have made a great miss money penny in the bond films . Such beauty and charm.

She had a quick wit about her.

Born in the early 60's, I became quite smitten with her and women like her. Intelligent, articulate, gracious, naturally beautiful, feminine, and just a lovely woman. There are so few about today, as most have traded those qualities for (equality), styles very unappealing/unfeminine, and me centered attitudes. The same can be said about men, too. It's heart breaking. Gone are the days when a woman walks out the door to be in public as put together as she was. My how the stylish and graceful woman has all but disappeared. Today its "loose clothing", unkept figures, and ink (everywhere). Perhaps that sounds like antiquity, but I remember a time when people took care of themselves and their homes, commonly treated others benevolently, and family meant something.

Lovely lady!

A GREAT LADY !

I needed this. Thank you, Arlene.

Lovely well done video -- glad you opened with the Alan Ludden segment-- I think you captured the essence of what it means to be a "class act"!